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coil something into something
collocation
to arrange a length of something such as rope, hair, or wire into a series of circles, one above the other:
She had coiled her hair into tight braids.
They heat the steel to very high temperatures and coil it into springs.
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coilverb
The ropes are coiled and looped into tight figures of eight that hang from the ceiling.
Coil the dough into a spiral.
A sailor was sitting on the deck, coiling rope into precise circles.
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