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Definition of coat verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coat

verb
 
/kəʊt/
 
/kəʊt/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they coat
 
/kəʊt/
 
/kəʊt/
he / she / it coats
 
/kəʊts/
 
/kəʊts/
past simple coated
 
/ˈkəʊtɪd/
 
/ˈkəʊtɪd/
past participle coated
 
/ˈkəʊtɪd/
 
/ˈkəʊtɪd/
-ing form coating
 
/ˈkəʊtɪŋ/
 
/ˈkəʊtɪŋ/
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  1. coat something (with/in something) to cover something with a layer of a substance
    • The cookies were thickly coated with chocolate.
    • A film of dust coated the table.
    • The mask was coated in gold leaf.
    see also sugar-coated
    Extra Examples
    • Coat the fish in the sauce.
    • Liberally coat the fish fillets with flour.
    • The fabric has been specially coated to improve its water resistance.
    • The furniture was thickly coated with dust.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • heavily
    • liberally
    preposition
    • in
    • with
    See full entry
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.
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