COAT HANGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coat hanger mean? 

• COAT HANGER (noun)
  The noun COAT HANGER has 1 sense:

1. a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on

  Familiarity information: COAT HANGER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COAT HANGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clothes hanger; coat hanger; dress hanger

Hypernyms ("coat hanger" is a kind of...):

hanger (anything from which something can be hung)

Meronyms (parts of "coat hanger"):

claw; hook (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)