[{"word":"coiled","phonetic":"/kɔɪld/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kɔɪld/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart."},{"definition":"To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier."},{"definition":"To wind cylindrically or spirally.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The snake coiled itself before springing."},{"definition":"To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"In the form of coils; having coils.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a coiled serpent"},{"definition":"Prepared and poised to act, like a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["looped"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coil","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coiled"]}]