coat

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /koʊt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəʊt/

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Noun

Singular coat

Plural coats

A man in a coat

1. (countable) An outer piece of clothing that covers the upper part of the body and the arms.

   The woman wore a fur coat.

   It's cold today, so you need to wear a coat when you go outside.

2. (countable) A covering of material, such as paint.

   He applied a thin coat of paint to the wood.

3. (countable) The fur or feathers of an animal.

   The bear's coat was thick for the winter.

4. Around the mast or bowsprit of a ship, some canvas painted with thick tar to keep water from running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber).

Verb

Plain form coat

Third-person singular coats

Past tense coated

Past participle coated

Present participle coating

1. To cover with a coat (2) of some material

   A person can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.

2. To cover as a coat (2).

   Thick paint coated the wall.

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