Might mean (unverified): Assume a tight, curled position.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (coil up)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, ambitransitive) to make, or become, coiled

Similar:
upcoil, curl up, coil, wring, intercoil, wind up, involve, roll up, curl, wrap up, more...

Opposite:
unwind, unravel, unfold, untangle, stretch out

Types:
french braid, dutch braid, fishtail braid, milkmaid braid, crown braid, lace braid, waterfall braid, four strand braid, more...

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Similar:
upcoil, curl up, coil, wring, intercoil, wind up, involve, roll up, curl, wrap up, more...

Opposite:
unwind, unravel, unfold, untangle, stretch out

Types:
french braid, dutch braid, fishtail braid, milkmaid braid, crown braid, lace braid, waterfall braid, four strand braid, more...



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