coach
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
a public motorbus.
Railroads. day coach.
Also called air coach . a class of airline travel providing less luxurious accommodations than first class at a lower fare.
a person who trains an athlete or a team of athletes: a football coach.
a private tutor who prepares a student for an examination.
a person who instructs an actor or singer.
Baseball. a playing or nonplaying member of the team at bat who is stationed in the box outside first or third base to signal instructions to and advise base runners and batters.
Nautical. an after cabin in a sailing ship, located beneath the poop deck, for use especially by the commander of the ship.
a type of inexpensive automobile with a boxlike, usually two-door, body manufactured in the 1920s.
to give instruction or advice to in the capacity of a coach; instruct: She has coached the present tennis champion.
to act as a coach.
to go by or in a coach.
by coach or in coach-class accommodations: We flew coach from Denver to New York.
Origin of coach
1Other words for coach
Other words from coach
- coach·a·ble, adjective
- coach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- out·coach, verb (used with object)
- o·ver·coach, verb
- un·coach·a·ble, adjective
- un·coached, adjective
- well-coached, adjective
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How to use coach in a sentence
In late October, Emily Engel-Natzke was formally offered the position of video coach for the Hershey Bears, a move that, when she accepted, made her the first female coach in the Washington Capitals organization.
Emily Engel-Natzke’s dad was her ‘biggest fan.’ He died of covid-19 before her hockey triumph. | Samantha Pell | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostAfter the 38-21 throttling of a troubled Michigan, fifth-season head coach Tom Allen began the video news conference by saying, “Wow.”
There is plenty of happiness in college football — if you know where to look | Chuck Culpepper | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostHe briefly coached the Jets and Patriots before joining the Seahawks after nine years as USC’s head coach.
Steelers stay unbeaten, Chargers drop another heartbreaker in NFL Week 9 | Cindy Boren, Mark Maske, Des Bieler | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostNFL owners will consider a diversity proposal by which a team would be awarded a pair of third-round draft picks if it develops a minority candidate who is hired elsewhere as a head coach or general manager.
NFL considers plan to reward teams that develop minority head coaches, general managers | Mark Maske | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostThe Spartans were a combined 3-22 in current coach Brent Brennan’s first two seasons, but improved to 5-7 last year while splitting six one-possession games.
College football winners and losers for Week 10: Florida is fun again and Georgia is done | Patrick Stevens | November 8, 2020 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for coach
/ (kəʊtʃ) /
a vehicle for several passengers, used for transport over long distances, sightseeing, etc
a large four-wheeled enclosed carriage, usually horse-drawn
a railway carriage carrying passengers
a trainer or instructor: a drama coach
a tutor who prepares students for examinations
to give tuition or instruction to (a pupil)
(tr) to transport in a bus or coach
Origin of coach
1Derived forms of coach
- coacher, noun
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