ALL meanings of coal
coal
C c - noun plural coal Coals are burning pieces of coal. 3
- noun coal a combustible compact black or dark-brown carbonaceous rock formed from compaction of layers of partially decomposed vegetation: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar 3
- noun coal (as modifier) 3
- noun coal one or more lumps of coal 3
- verb coal to take in, provide with, or turn into coal 3
- noun coal a kind of dark brown to black, combustible, sedimentary rock resulting from the partial decomposition of vegetable matter away from air and under varying degrees of increased temperature and pressure over a period of millions of years: used as a fuel and in the production of coke, coal gas, water gas, and many coal-tar compounds 3
- noun coal a piece (or collectively, pieces) of this rock 3
- noun coal a piece of glowing or charred wood, coal, or similar substance; ember 3
- abbreviation COAL charcoal 3
- verb transitive coal to reduce (a substance) to charcoal by burning 3
- verb transitive coal to provide with coal 3
- intransitive verb coal to take in a supply of coal 3
- uncountable noun coal Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel. 3
- noun coal A combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel. 1
- noun coal a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 1
- noun coal a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other combustible substance. 1
- noun coal charcoal (def 1). 1
- verb with object coal to burn to coal or charcoal. 1
- verb with object coal to provide with coal. 1
- verb without object coal to take in coal for fuel. 1
- idioms coal heap coals of fire on someone's head, to repay evil with good in order to make one's enemy repent. 1
- idioms coal rake / haul / drag / call / take over the coals, to reprimand; scold: They were raked over the coals for turning out slipshod work. 1
- noun coal for fire 1
- noun plural coal after fire 1
- noun coal (Uncountable Noun) A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. 0
- noun coal (Countable Noun) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English. 0
- noun coal (Countable Noun) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof. 0
- noun coal (Countable Noun) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel. 0
- verb coal (Intransitive Verb) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships). 0
- verb coal (Intransitive Verb) To be converted to charcoal. 0
- verb coal (Transitive Verb) To burn to charcoal; to char. 0
- verb coal (Transitive Verb) To mark or delineate with charcoal. 0
- verb coal (Transitive Verb) To supply with coal. 0