coal in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
coal in Hindi हिन्दी
coal in Nepali नेपाली
coal in Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
coal in Sindhi سنڌي
coal in English
- coal⇄coal, noun, verb.
- coal⇄expr. call over the coals,
a. to scold; blame.
Ex. He was called over the coals for cheating on the exam.
b. a scolding; censure.
Ex. Your magistrates ... vastly needed a call over the coals (H. O. Traill). - coal⇄expr. carry coals to Newcastle. See under Newcastle.
- coal⇄expr. coals, (British.) pieces of coal used for burning.
Ex. Turning of trees to coals for fuel, when there is sufficient dead wood, is waste (Edward Coke). - coal⇄expr. haul (or rake) over the coals, to scold; blame.
Ex. He [Lenin] threw overboard the Soviet majority, and hauled the Bolsheviks themselves over the coals (Edmund Wilson). - coal⇄expr. heap coals of fire on one's head, to make one sorry by returning good for evil.
Ex. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head (Romans 12:20). - coal⇄noun 1a. a solid, hard black substance that burns and gives off heat. Coal is composed mostly of carbon. It is formed from partly decayed vegetable matter under great pressure and heat in the earth. Anthracite coal has greater carbonization than bitumino
- coal⇄v.i. to be supplied with coal.
Ex. The ship stopped just long enough to coal. - coal⇄v.t. 1. to supply with coal.
Ex. to coal a ship.
2. to convert into charcoal; char.