overcoat

Word parts

over- + coat

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: over‧coat

Noun

Singular overcoat

Plural overcoats

Overcoat (left) and topcoat (right)

1. (countable) An overcoat is a heavy garment that is worn over other clothes to protect you from cold or weather.

Verb

Plain form overcoat

Third-person singular overcoats

Past tense overcoated

Past participle overcoated

Present participle overcoating

1. (transitive) If you overcoat something, you apply an exterior coating to.