English verb: coat | |||
1. | coat (contact) put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface | ||
Samples | Coat the cake with chocolate. | ||
Examples | The wind storms coat the area with dust and dirt | ||
Synonyms | surface | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anodise, anodize, blacktop, bonderise, bonderize, brush on, cement, copper, crumb, daub, dredge, egg, encrust, enrobe, finish, foliate, galvanise, galvanize, gelatinize, glaze, grit, incrust, macadamise, macadamize, metal, metalize, metallize, paint, patinate, patinise, patinize, pave, plaster, plate, platinize, porcelainize, refinish, render, resurface, rubber, rubberise, rubberize, seal, size, skim, skimcoat, soot, stucco, tar, tarmac, varnish, zinc | ||
2. | coat (body) cover or provide with a coat | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog | ||
3. | coat (contact) form a coat over | ||
Samples | Dirt had coated her face. | ||
Examples | Dust and dirt coat the area | ||
Synonyms | cake | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover, spread over | ||