coat up
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To put your coat on before going outside into the cold.
Literal meaning: To get ('up') your coat ('coat') on; to equip yourself with a coat.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To put on a coat, especially in preparation for cold weather outdoors.
"Coat up before you go outside — it's absolutely freezing today."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Informal and relatively uncommon. Mostly British and colloquial. More commonly heard as 'coat up' in child-directed speech. Learners are more likely to encounter 'wrap up' or 'bundle up' in the same context.
Commonly used with
cold winter outside children weather quick
Forms
Base
coat up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
coats up
he/she/it
Past simple
coated up
yesterday
Past participle
coated up
have + pp
-ing form
coating up
continuous
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