COAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coat mean? 

• COAT (noun)
  The noun COAT has 3 senses:

1. an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

2. a thin layer covering something

3. growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

  Familiarity information: COAT used as a noun is uncommon.

• COAT (verb)
  The verb COAT has 3 senses:

1. put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

2. cover or provide with a coat

3. form a coat over

  Familiarity information: COAT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coat" is a kind of...):

outer garment; overgarment (a garment worn over other garments)

Meronyms (parts of "coat"):

hemline (the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat)

breast pocket (a pocket inside of a man's coat)

coat button (a button on a coat)

coattail (the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coat"):

raincoat; waterproof (a water-resistant coat)

topper (a woman's short coat)

surcoat (a loose outer coat usually of rich material)

afghan; sheepskin coat (a coat made of sheepskin)

sack coat (man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit)

newmarket (a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century)

mackinaw; Mackinaw coat (a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material)

lab coat; laboratory coat (a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory)

greatcoat; overcoat; topcoat (a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter)

fur coat (a coat made of fur)

jacket (a short coat)

frock coat (a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century)

duffel coat; duffle coat (a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles)

cutaway (a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees)

coatee (a short close-fitting coat)

box coat (a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders)

Derivation:

coat (cover or provide with a coat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A thin layer covering something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

coat; coating

Context example:

a second coat of paint

Hypernyms ("coat" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coat"):

patina (a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper))

patina (a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling)

patina (an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood))

metal plating; plating (a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface)

rendering (a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall)

seal (a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture)

varnish (a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface)

veneer; veneering (coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood)

waterproofing (a coating capable of making a surface waterproof)

paint; pigment (a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating)

overcoat; overcoating (an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish))

bitumastic (a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering)

coat of paint (a layer of paint covering something else)

emulsion; photographic emulsion (a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin)

enamel (any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze)

facing; veneer (an ornamental coating to a building)

finish coat; finishing coat (the final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.))

gilding; gilt (a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold)

lacquer (a hard glossy coating)

Derivation:

coat (form a coat over)

coat (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

coat; pelage

Hypernyms ("coat" is a kind of...):

hair (a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coat"):

fur (dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel))

fleece; wool (outer coat of especially sheep and yaks)

Holonyms ("coat" is a part of...):

mammal; mammalian (any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk)

• COAT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they coat    ... he / she / it coats   
Past simple: coated   
Past participle: coated   
-ing form: coating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

coat; surface

Context example:

coat the cake with chocolate

Hypernyms (to "coat" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "coat"):

pave (cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic)

zinc (coat or cover with zinc)

seal; varnish (cover with varnish)

glaze (coat with a glaze)

tar (coat with tar)

enrobe (provide with a coating)

daub; plaster (coat with plaster)

render (coat with plastic or cement)

skimcoat (coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle)

paint (apply paint to; coat with paint)

cement (cover or coat with cement)

grit (cover with a grit)

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

metal (cover with metal)

macadamise; macadamize; tarmac (surface with macadam)

size (cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance))

metalize; metallize (coat with metal)

platinize (coat with metallic platinum)

porcelainize (coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface)

refinish (give a new surface)

rubber; rubberise; rubberize (coat or impregnate with rubber)

anodise; anodize (coat a metal with an oxide coat)

gelatinize (coat with gelatin)

skim (coat (a liquid) with a layer)

stucco (coat with stucco)

egg (coat with beaten egg)

encrust; incrust (cover or coat with a crust)

dredge (cover before cooking)

soot (coat with soot)

galvanise; galvanize (cover with zinc)

brush on (apply with a brush)

patinate; patinise; patinize (coat with a patina)

resurface (cover with a new surface)

crumb (coat with bread crumbs)

copper (coat with a layer of copper)

finish (provide with a finish)

bonderise; bonderize (coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion)

blacktop (coat with blacktop)

foliate (coat or back with metal foil)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The wind storms coat the area with dust and dirt

Derivation:

coat (a thin layer covering something)

coating (the work of applying something)

coating (a thin layer covering something)

coating (a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cover or provide with a coat

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "coat" is one way to...):

apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog (provide with clothes or put clothes on)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

coat (an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors)

coating (a heavy fabric suitable for coats)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Form a coat over

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

cake; coat

Context example:

Dirt had coated her face

Hypernyms (to "coat" is one way to...):

cover; spread over (form a cover over)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Dust and dirt coat the area

Derivation:

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

 Context examples 

Martin placed the Swinburne and Browning on the chair, took off his coat, and sat down on the bed.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The breeds in the Non-Sporting Group are a varied collection in terms of size, coat, personality and overall appearance.

(Non-Sporting Breed, NCI Thesaurus)

The water-repellent long outer coat is flat, oily and slightly wavy with a thick oily undercoat.

(Newfoundland, NCI Thesaurus)

He was bare-headed, but he had a black coat thrown over his shoulder so that he could conceal his face in an instant if there were any alarm.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The most common coat color is blue, though black is the next most common color.

(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)

Then she set me on a table, where I showed her my hanger all bloody, and wiping it on the lappet of my coat, returned it to the scabbard.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Type of cytotoxic leukocytes which attack and kill virus-infected or neoplastic cells independent of antibody coating or MHC restriction; may be derived from lymphocytes or monocytes.

(Natural killer cell, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

A New Zealand rabbit with black coat color and coat genotype Si, VV, E, D, C, B.

(New Zealand Black Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A rabbit that is derived from a cross between two different New Zealand strains of determinate or indeterminate coat genotype.

(New Zealand Hybrid Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus)

The stand-off double coat has a distinctive gray color with a lighter undercoat and undersides.

(Norwegian Elkhound, NCI Thesaurus)