coal S2 W2 /kəʊl $ koʊl/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: col]

1. [uncountable] a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat:
Put some coal on the fire.
the coal mining industry
a lump of coal

2. [countable usually plural] a piece of coal, especially one that is burning:
Red hot coals glowed in the grate.

3. [countable usually plural] American English a piece of wood or coal that is burning ⇒ charcoal:
Grill over hot coals for two minutes.

4. carry/take coals to Newcastle British English to take something to a place where there is already plenty of it available

5. haul/rake/drag somebody over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

coal
noun
I. black mineral
ADJ. hard | soft | brown | bituminous, coking | opencast opencast coal mining
QUANT. lump, piece
VERB + COAL mine, produce | burn, use | shovel
COAL + VERB burn
COAL + NOUN fire | mine, pit | mining, production | merchant, miner | company | industry | field, seam | bucket, bunker, cellar, scuttle | dust, gas

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

coal
II. (usually coals) burning pieces of coal
ADJ. burning, glowing, hot, live, red-hot
VERB + COAL glow Red-hot coals glowed in the fireplace.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

coal
kəul
See: carry coals to newcastle , haul over the coals or rake over the coals , heap coals of fire on one's head

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲