uncoil

Verb
US[uhn-koil]/ˌʌnˈkɔɪl/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)

  1. unwind or untwistOpposite coilMore general unwind, disentangle
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Un·coil′ transitive verb

Origin: 1st pref. un- + coil.

To unwind or open, as a coil of rope. William Derham

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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