coat


Definition: Meaning of, coat in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəʊt /

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coat coats
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  1. a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is worn over your clothes to protect them or to keep you warm
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  2. American English a jacket that you wear as part of a suit [=  jacket]
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  3. the fur, wool, or hair that covers an animal's body
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  4. a thin layer of a paint or other substance that you spread thinly over the surface of something
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
coat coated coated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
coating coats
[transitive]
  1. to cover something with a thin layer of something else
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coat used in phrases

  • Joseph's coat (noun)
    1. perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-coloured or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
  • Mackinaw coat (noun)
    1. a short plaid coat made of made of thick woollen material
  • box coat (noun)
    1. a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders
  • brunch coat (noun)
    1. a woman's short housecoat or wrapper
  • choroid coat (noun)
    1. a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
  • coat button (noun)
    1. a button on a coat
  • coat check (noun)
    1. a place in a public building where you can leave your coat while you are in the building [=  cloakroom British English]
  • coat closet (noun)
    1. a closet for storing outerwear
  • coat hanger (noun)
    1. an object that you use to hang up clothes on [=  hanger]
  • coat of arms (noun)
    1. a set of pictures or patterns painted on a SHIELD and used as the special sign of a family, town, university etc
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