coat

noun

/kəʊt/

Idioms

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a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or dry. Coats have sleeves (= parts covering the arms) and may be long or short.
- to wear a coat
- to put on/take off your coat
- a fur coat
- a leather coat
- a long winter coat
- in a coat a man in a black coat
- I dressed in my finest blue wool coat.
- He slipped the letter into his coat pocket.
see also Afghan coat, car coat, duffel coat, greatcoat, housecoat, overcoat, pea coat, petticoat, raincoat, sport coat, trench coat
Extra Examples
- Let me take your coat.
- The coat was buttoned up wrong.
- Why don't you take off your coat if you're hot?
Topics Clothes and Fashiona1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- three-quarter length
- …
verb + coat
- don
- pull on
- put on
- …
coat + noun
- collar
- pocket
- sleeve
- …
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(North American English) (old-fashioned in BrE) a jacket that is worn as part of a suit see also frock coat, morning coat, tailcoat, waistcoat
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- three-quarter length
- …
verb + coat
- don
- pull on
- put on
- …
coat + noun
- collar
- pocket
- sleeve
- …
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the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal’s body
- a dog with a smooth/shaggy coat
- animals in their winter coats (= grown long for extra warmth)
Extra Examples
- The dog sheds its winter coat once the weather becomes warmer.
- a dog with a long shaggy coat
Topics Animalsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- thick
- …
verb + coat
- shed
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a layer of paint or some other substance that covers a surface
- to give the walls a second coat of paint
see also seed coat, topcoat, undercoat
Extra Examples
- Make sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the top coat.
- The room needs a fresh coat of paint.
- Apply a coat of clear varnish.
- The floor needs another coat of varnish.
- The windows were painted with undercoat and two coats of gloss.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- light
- thin
- …
verb + coat
- apply
- put on
coat + verb
- dry
preposition
- coat of
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

cut your coat according to your cloth

(saying) to do only what you have enough money to do and no more
- We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth.

coat

verb

/kəʊt/

[often passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they coat	/kəʊt/ /kəʊt/
he / she / it coats	/kəʊts/ /kəʊts/
past simple coated	/ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˈkəʊtɪd/
past participle coated	/ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˈkəʊtɪd/
-ing form coating	/ˈkəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈkəʊtɪŋ/

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coat something (with/in something) to cover something with a layer of a substance
- The cookies were thickly coated with chocolate.
- A film of dust coated the table.
- The mask was coated in gold leaf.
see also sugar-coated
Extra Examples
- Coat the fish in the sauce.
- Liberally coat the fish fillets with flour.
- The fabric has been specially coated to improve its water resistance.
- The furniture was thickly coated with dust.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- heavily
- liberally
- …
preposition
- in
- with
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.