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KOHT-hang-uh/ˈkəʊt ˌhæŋə/

A coat hanger (id: coat-hanger) is a shaped frame for hanging a coat or shirt in a wardrobe (UK; also a hanger). A coat hook is fixed to a wall; a peg is often a simple knob. Uniform: put the blazer on a coat hanger; a chair back still creases the uniform.

Meaning

A shaped frame for hanging a coat or shirt in a wardrobe (UK; also a hanger).

Examples

• “Put the blazer on a coat hanger; a chair back still creases the uniform.”
• “Wire coat hangers in halls still stay in the wardrobe; hanging a wet PE kit on one over a heater is a fire risk.”

Good to know

a coat hanger (UK). Close: a hanger. Contrast: a coat hook / a peg. Uniform / halls. Countable. Mix-up: to hang is the verb; the frame is a coat hanger.

Near in meaning

hanger

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