noun
    
    plural coats
    
    [count] an outer piece of clothing that can be long or short and that is worn to keep warm or dry
    
    
    
    
    
    b chiefly US :a piece of clothing that is worn over a shirt as part of a suit :jacket
    
    
    
    
    
    the outer covering of fur, hair, or wool on an animal
    
    
    
    a thin layer of paint covering a surface
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    coats; coated; coating
    
    [+ obj] :to cover (something or someone) with a thin layer of something