{
    "term": "coat",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/cl/clothes_coats.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or dry. Coats have sleeves (= parts covering the arms) and may be long or short.",
            "sensetop": "in a coat",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **wear a coat**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to put on/take off your coat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **fur coat**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a leather coat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a long winter coat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a man in a black coat",
                    "contextForm": "in a coat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dressed in my finest blue wool coat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He slipped the letter into his coat pocket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me take your coat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coat was buttoned up wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why don't you take off your coat if you're hot?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "three-quarter length"],
                "verb + coat": ["don", "pull on", "put on"],
                "coat + noun": ["collar", "pocket", "sleeve"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a jacket that is worn as part of a suit",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "three-quarter length"],
                "verb + coat": ["don", "pull on", "put on"],
                "coat + noun": ["collar", "pocket", "sleeve"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal’s body",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a dog with a **smooth/shaggy coat**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "animals in their winter coats *(= grown long for extra warmth)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog sheds its winter coat once the weather becomes warmer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a dog with a long shaggy coat"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "thick"],
                "verb + coat": ["shed"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a layer of paint or some other substance that covers a surface",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to give the walls a second coat of paint"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to apply a base coat first."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room needs a fresh coat of paint."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Apply a coat of clear varnish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The floor needs another coat of varnish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The windows were painted with undercoat and two coats of gloss."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "light", "thin"],
                "verb + coat": ["apply", "put on"],
                "coat + verb": ["dry"],
                "preposition": ["coat of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do only what you have enough money to do and no more",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊt/",
                "audio": "co/coat/coat__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊt/",
                "audio": "co/coat/coat__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin."
}