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uncoil
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
uncoil
(verb)
uncoil
/ˌʌn
ˈ
kojəl/
verb
uncoils
;
uncoiled
;
uncoiling
uncoil
/ˌʌn
ˈ
kojəl/
verb
uncoils
;
uncoiled
;
uncoiling
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNCOIL
:
to make (something that is curled or coiled) straight
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+ object
]
He
uncoiled
the rope.
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no object
]
The spring began to
uncoil
.
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