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
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 coat was buttoned up wrong.
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.
get, grab
Get your coat, it's time to go.
hang,
hang up
take
Let me take your coat.
take
Let me take your coat.
2. fur/hair covering an animal's body
ADJECTIVE
long
short
thick
rough
smooth
shaggy, silky
a dog with a long shaggy coat
short
thick
rough
smooth
shaggy, silky
a dog with a long shaggy coat
glossy
spotted, striped
winter
spotted, striped
winter
3. layer of sth covering a surface
ADJECTIVE
thick
light (AmE), thin
fresh, new
The room needs a fresh coat of paint.
light (AmE), thin
fresh, new
The room needs a fresh coat of paint.
base
final, top (usually topcoat)
final, top (usually topcoat)
VERB + coat
apply,
put on
Make sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the topcoat.
Make sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the topcoat.