UNDERCOAT

Pronunciation (US):

• UNDERCOAT (noun)
  The noun UNDERCOAT has 3 senses:

1. seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
2. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
3. thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair

  Familiarity information: UNDERCOAT used as a noun is uncommon.

• UNDERCOAT (verb)
  The verb UNDERCOAT has 1 sense:

1. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

  Familiarity information: UNDERCOAT used as a verb is very rare.

• UNDERCOAT (noun)

Meaning:

Seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

underseal; undercoat

Hypernyms ("undercoat" is a kind of...):

seal (a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture)

Meaning:

The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

priming coat; primer coat; flat coat; undercoat; primer; priming; ground

Hypernyms ("undercoat" is a kind of...):

coat of paint (a layer of paint covering something else)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "undercoat"):

couch (a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer)

Meaning:

Thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

underfur; undercoat

Hypernyms ("undercoat" is a kind of...):

fur (dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel))

• UNDERCOAT (verb)

Meaning:

Cover with a primer; apply a primer to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

undercoat; prime; ground

Hypernyms (to "undercoat" is one way to...):

paint (apply paint to; coat with paint)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

The men undercoat the boat
They want to undercoat the doors