I.
noun
1 piece of clothing
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ short
▪ three-quarter length
▪ heavy , thick
▪ light
▪ winter
▪ waterproof
▪ fur-trimmed
▪ fur , leather , mink , tweed , wool , etc.
▪ double-breasted , single-breasted
▪ duffel , pea ( AmE ), sport ( AmE ), trench
▪ frock , morning ( esp. BrE ), tail (usually tailcoat )
▪ lab ( informal ), laboratory , white
VERB + COAT
▪ don , pull on , put on , shrug (yourself) into , shrug on , slip on , throw on
▪ pull off , remove , shed ( esp. AmE ), shrug off , shrug out of , slip off
▪ button , button up
▪
The ~ was buttoned up wrong.
▪ unbutton , unzip
▪ get , grab
▪
Get your ~, it's time to go.
▪ hang , hang up
▪ take
▪
Let me take your ~.
COAT + NOUN
▪ collar , pocket , sleeve , tail
▪ closet ( AmE ), hanger , hook , rack ( esp. AmE )
2 fur/hair covering an animal's body
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ short
▪ thick
▪ rough
▪ smooth
▪ shaggy , silky
▪
a dog with a long shaggy ~
▪ glossy
▪ spotted , striped
▪ winter
VERB + COAT
▪ shed
▪
The dog sheds its winter ~ once the weather becomes warmer.
3 layer of sth covering a surface
ADJECTIVE
▪ thick
▪ light ( AmE ), thin
▪ fresh , new
▪
The room needs a fresh ~ of paint.
▪ base
▪ final , top (usually topcoat )
VERB + COAT
▪ apply , put on
▪
Make sure the base ~ has thoroughly dried before applying the topcoat.
COAT + VERB
▪ dry
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of paint/varnish
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ completely
▪ heavily , liberally , thickly
▪
Liberally ~ the fish fillets with flour.
▪ lightly
▪ specially
▪
The fabric has been specially ~ed to improve its water resistance.
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
Coat the fish in the sauce.
▪ with
▪
The furniture was thickly ~ed with dust.
Coat is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ dust
Coat is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ surface