Meaning of coat In English

• 0 an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually for warmth:

  • Do your coat up, Joe, or you'll freeze.

  • We need a coat hook on the back of this door.

  • an overcoat

  • a raincoat

• 1 the hair, wool, or fur covering an animal:

  • a thick/glossy/matted coat

• 2 a layer of a substance, especially paint, that covers something:

  • I'll give the walls a quick coat of paint.

  • two coats of varnish

• 3 to cover something with a layer of a particular substance:

  • When the biscuits are cool, you coat them in/with melted chocolate.

• 4 any of various types of outer clothing that are worn over other clothes, usually open in the front, and are often used for warmth:

  • She put on her heavy winter coat.

  • a raincoat

• 5 the natural hair, wool, or fur of an animal:

  • The dog’s coat is shiny and clean.

• 6 a layer of a substance:

  • There were about six coats of paint over the brick.