collocations.org

Collocations for coat - 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

Back to top ▲


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 coat was buttoned up wrong.
unbutton, unzip
get, grab
Get your coat, it's time to go.
hang, hang up
take
Let me take your coat.

Back to top ▲


coat + NOUN

collar, pocket, sleeve, tail
closet (AmE), hanger, hook, rack (esp. AmE)

Back to top ▲


2. fur/hair covering an animal's body

ADJECTIVE

long
short
thick
rough
smooth
shaggy, silky
a dog with a long shaggy coat
glossy
spotted, striped
winter

Back to top ▲


VERB + coat

shed
The dog sheds its winter coat once the weather becomes warmer.

Back to top ▲


3. layer of sth covering a surface

ADJECTIVE

thick
light (AmE), thin
fresh, new
The room needs a fresh coat of paint.
base
final, top (usually topcoat)

Back to top ▲


VERB + coat

apply, put on
Make sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the topcoat.

Back to top ▲


coat + VERB

dry

Back to top ▲


PREPOSITION

coat of
a coat of paint/varnish

Back to top ▲

Collocations for coat - verb

ADVERB

completely
heavily, liberally, thickly
Liberally coat the fish fillets with flour.
lightly
specially
The fabric has been specially coated to improve its water resistance.

Back to top ▲


PREPOSITION

in
Coat the fish in the sauce.
with
The furniture was thickly coated with dust.

Back to top ▲


Coat is used with these nouns as the subject:
dust

Back to top ▲


Coat is used with these nouns as the object:
surface

Back to top ▲

Report an error or submit a comment/suggestion on coat