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coat up

coat up verb: to coat (something) (to cover with a coating of some material).

Verb

coat up (third-person singular simple present coats up, present participle coating up, simple past and past participle coated up)

  1. (transitive) To coat (something) (to cover with a coating of some material).
    • We coated up the anodes before the experiment.
  2. (intransitive) To develop a coat (the fur or feathers covering an animal's skin).
    • Hopefully she'll coat up before we take her to the dog show.

Forms of coat up

third-person singular presentcoats up
present participlecoating up
past participlecoated up
pastcoated up

Questions about coat up

What does coat up mean?
Coat up means to coat (something) (to cover with a coating of some material).
What part of speech is coat up?
Coat up is a verb.
What is the past tense of coat up?
The past tense of coat up is coated up.

Words near coat up in the dictionary

  1. coat stands
  2. coat trailing
  3. coat trailings
  4. coat tree
  5. coat trees
  6. coat up
  7. coat-hanger
  8. coat-hangers
  9. coat-rack
  10. coat-racks
  11. coat-stand

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