transitive. To twist or coil (something); to arrange in a coiled or twisted form. Frequently with preposition or adverb. Now rare.

transitive. To place in a spiral or sinuous form; to coil, wind. Now only with const. about, round, or the like. Also intransitive for reflexive.

transitive. To wreathe, wind, or twist; to convolve.

transitive. To twist, curl, or coil (something); to form (something) into rings or coils.

To form into rolls or coils.

transitive. To twist, twine, wind, turn.

To wind in a spiral form, or in a series of curves, coils, or folds; to wreathe, coil, entwine.

To wreathe, twist, or coil (something flexible); to wind or dispose in coils.

transitive. To wind, twine, coil.

transitive. To move or wind (something flexible) into a more or less cylindrical or spherical shape; to turn in on itself; to coil, curl, or fold up…

transitive. To entwine, coil.

To roll together, roll up, coil, twist. (Usually in past participle)

To twist in or into a circular, spiral, or winding shape; to twist or wind round (something).

transitive. To bend or wind round.

To cause to take a serpentine direction; to wind. Also, to bring into a condition by serpentine behaviour.

To coil up, form into a coiled or twisted shape (figurative in quot. 1887). See also convoluted, adj.

To give a twisted or convolute form to; to wind round (hair, trimming) in a ‘swirl’; also, to wrap round with something.

transitive. To arrange in whorls or convolutions.