cot
gb/kˈɑt/ us/kˈɑt/
A2
Inglês
~ 9900
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A2
entity
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baby’s bed with high sides
A small bed for a baby with high sides, so the baby cannot fall out. In American English this is called a “crib”.
Padrão de uso:
put [a baby] in a cot
Erro comum:
Learners often confuse “cot” and “crib.” In British and most international English, “cot” is the normal word; in American English, “crib” is used instead. Many learners also mix up the spelling and pronunciation of “cot” with “coat” or “cut.” Remember that “cot” has the same vowel as “not” in most accents.
Sinónimos
crib (The standard American English word for a baby’s bed with high sides; in British and many other varieties, “cot” is preferred.)
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baby bed (A more descriptive phrase, sometimes used when speaking to learners or in international English.)
Colocações
baby cot
|cot mattress
|cot death
|cot sheet
|cot bumper
|cot bed
Temas
family
|home
|daily life
|daily_life
|housing
Exemplos
- We put the baby gently back in her cot after she fell asleep.
- Make sure the cot is away from the window and cords for safety.
- They bought a new mattress for the cot before the baby was born.
- In the hospital, each newborn slept in a clear plastic cot beside the mother’s bed.
- The toddler tried to climb out of his cot, so they decided it was time for a bigger bed.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The baby is sleeping in the cot.
- We put our son in his cot at eight o’clock.
- She bought a white cot for the new baby.
- Please wash the cot sheet today.
Nome
B1
entity
2
narrow portable bed for one
A small, simple bed that is easy to move, often used for camping, extra guests, or in hospitals.
Padrão de uso:
sleep on a cot
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use only “small bed” instead of “cot,” or confuse a “cot” with a “sofa bed.” A cot is usually narrow, simple, and easy to move; a sofa bed is a sofa that opens into a larger bed. Also, do not confuse this sense with the baby’s “cot” (crib). Context (baby vs adult, camping vs nursery) usually makes the meaning clear.
Sinónimos
camp bed (Common in British and international English, especially for camping; “cot” is more general and also used for spare beds indoors.)
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folding bed (Emphasizes that the bed can be folded; can be slightly larger or more solid than a simple cot.)
Colocações
camp cot
|folding cot
|army cot
|sleep on a cot
|hospital cot
|put up a cot
Temas
travel
|home
|health
|daily_life
Exemplos
- We set up a cot in the living room for our guest.
- During the flood, families slept on cots in the school gym.
- The children stayed in a tent, each with a small cot and a sleeping bag.
- He spent the night on an uncomfortable cot in the hospital corridor.
- The soldiers rolled up their cots and packed the truck before sunrise.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I slept on a cot in the tent.
- They put a cot in the office for the night guard.
- The hotel gave us a small cot for our child.
- Many people slept on cots in the big hall.
Nome
B2
entity
3
simple framed bed (South Asia)
In Indian and some other South Asian English, a basic bed with a frame, often with ropes or a flat board, used every day in the home.
Padrão de uso:
sit on the cot
Erro comum:
Learners outside South Asia may not realize that in Indian and some South Asian English, “cot” can mean an ordinary bed, not only a baby’s bed or a camping bed. Context (village house, veranda, rope, iron frame) usually shows this regional sense.
Sinónimos
charpoy (A traditional woven rope bed in South Asia; more specific and culturally marked than the general word “cot.”)
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bed frame (A more technical term; “cot” in South Asia refers to the complete everyday bed, not only the frame.)
Colocações
wooden cot
|iron cot
|rope cot
|sleep on the cot
|sit on the cot
|single cot
Temas
home
|culture
|daily life
|daily_life
|housing
Exemplos
- He lay on the wooden cot under the ceiling fan, reading the newspaper.
- They kept an extra cot in the veranda for afternoon naps.
- An old iron cot stood in the corner of the small village house.
- We bought two single cots for the children’s room.
- Her grandmother still prefers to sleep on a rope cot in the courtyard.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- In my village, many people sleep on a cot outside.
- There is a small cot in every room of the house.
- My grandfather sits on the cot and drinks tea.
- They bought a new iron cot from the market.
Nome
technical
B2
entity
4
trigonometric function cotangent
In mathematics, “cot” is short for the function “cotangent.” For an angle, cot(angle) = cos(angle) ÷ sin(angle).
Padrão de uso:
cot [angle]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse “cot” with “cos” or “tan,” or think it is an unrelated word. Remember that “cot” in formulas is short for “cotangent,” and cot x = cos x ÷ sin x = 1 ÷ tan x. Also, this mathematical “cot” is completely different from the bed meanings in everyday English.
Sinónimos
cotangent (The full, non-abbreviated name of the same trigonometric function; used in explanations and formal writing.)
Colocações
cot x
|cot theta
|tan and cot
|graph of cot
|cot function
|cot curve
Temas
math
|science
|education
Exemplos
- In this exercise you must express cot x in terms of sine and cosine.
- The graph of y = cot x has vertical asymptotes where sin x equals zero.
- We use the cot function here because we know both the adjacent side and the opposite side.
- Remember that cot θ is the reciprocal of tan θ, so cot θ = 1 / tan θ.
- On the exam, write your final answer in terms of sin x, cos x, and cot x only.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- In trigonometry, cot x = cos x divided by sin x.
- The teacher drew the graph of y = cot x on the board.
- We wrote cot 30° on the calculator.
- Cot and tan are related functions in math.
Nome
archaic
C1
entity
5
small simple house, hut
An old word for a very small house or hut, usually in the country.
Padrão de uso:
live in a cot
Erro comum:
Learners may try to use this old sense in modern speech instead of “cottage” or “small house.” In today’s English, this meaning appears mainly in older literature, dialect writing, or historical texts.
Sinónimos
cottage (The modern, more common word; often suggests a small, pretty rural house, while “cot” in this sense is archaic or dialectal.)
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hut (Suggests something even more basic or rough; “cot” can be similar in older texts.)
Colocações
shepherd’s cot
|lonely cot
|fisherman’s cot
|rude cot
|little cot
Temas
history
|literature
|housing
Exemplos
- A thin smoke rose from the chimney of the shepherd’s cot high on the moor.
- He was born in a poor cot by the riverside and worked his way to the city.
- The old ballad tells of a girl who left her father’s cot to seek her fortune.
- They passed a lonely cot, half hidden among the trees.
- From the window of her lowly cot she watched the storms roll in from the sea.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- In the old story, a farmer lives in a small cot.
- The poem talks about a poor man in a lonely cot.
- They built a little cot near the river in the tale.
- Her cot stands alone on the hill in the old book.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
cot
IPA
GB/kˈɑt/
US/kˈɑt/
Sílabas e acento
cot (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (cot)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: cot
- Plural: cots
Família de palavras
Forms
cots
noun
Expressões
camp cot
1/kˈæmp kˈɑt/
fixed phrase
portable bed for camping
A light, easy-to-carry bed used for sleeping in a tent or in simple places when you go camping.
Exemplos
- We packed a small camp cot for our three-year-old.
- At the summer camp, each child was given a camp cot and a blanket.
- He unfolded his camp cot beside the fire and lay down to watch the stars.
cot bed
1/kˈɑt bˈɛd/
fixed phrase
cot that converts to small bed
A baby’s cot that you can change into a small bed for a young child when the child is older.
Exemplos
- They chose a cot bed so it would last until their daughter was four or five.
- The sides of the cot bed can be taken off to turn it into a toddler bed.
- Cot beds are popular because you do not need to buy a new bed so quickly.
cot death
1/kˈɑt dˈɛθ/
fixed phrase
sudden unexplained death of a baby
The sudden death of a healthy baby while sleeping, with no clear cause found, usually under one year old. In American English this is usually called SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
Exemplos
- Doctors still do not fully understand the causes of cot death.
- The charity supports parents whose children have died from cot death.
- Health visitors give new parents advice on how to reduce the risk of cot death.
travel cot
1/tɹˈævəl kˈɑt/
fixed phrase
folding baby bed for travel
A baby’s bed that can be folded and carried, used when you travel or visit another place so the baby has a safe place to sleep.
Exemplos
- They brought a travel cot so the baby could sleep in the hotel room.
- The travel cot folds into a small bag that fits in the car.
- Grandma keeps a travel cot at her house for when the grandchildren visit.