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
Jason did as he was coached, and not surprisingly, he lost the girl.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc | Brandy Zadrozny | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe veteran 36-year-old striker was the star of the 2006 World Cup German team that Klinsmann coached, and is a total ball hawk.
USA vs. Germany World Cup Primer: Everything You Need to Know About the Epic Showdown | Marlow Stern | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe armed men there are coached and funded by Moscow, and backed up by tens of thousands of Russian troops just across the border.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Speaks of Mistrust—and a Truce | Jamie Dettmer | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the other hypothesis was that she was coached or influenced by her mother.
Or look at Ray McCallum, who coached Houston to a 44-73 record in 2000-04.
Black College Football Coaches Don’t Get Second Chances | Evin Demirel | January 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Coached since childhood in social responsibility, he thought of it now.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyGillespie coached him on parliamentary matters, and in time the reports became technically as well as artistically good.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineBemolle himself was nervous about it, but the Professor (who knew as much about business as Anne-Marie) had coached him.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresIndeed, Mr. McCrea had "coached" her son in mathematics, and had been most helpful in securing the appointment.
To The Front | Charles KingAnd every man he coached in the task was something approaching a traitor if he abandoned that particular machine for another.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. Brereton
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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