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coach

[kohch]

noun

  1. a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.

  2. a public motorbus.

  3. Railroads.Ìýday coach.

  4. Also called air coach.Ìýa class of airline travel providing less luxurious accommodations than first class at a lower fare.

  5. a person who trains an athlete or a team of athletes.

    a football coach.

  6. a private tutor who prepares a student for an examination.

    Synonyms: ,
  7. a person who instructs an actor or singer.

  8. Baseball.Ìýa 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.

  9. Nautical.Ìýan after cabin in a sailing ship, located beneath the poop deck, for use especially by the commander of the ship.

  10. a type of inexpensive automobile with a boxlike, usually two-door, body manufactured in the 1920s.

  11. mobile home.



verb (used with object)

  1. to give instruction or advice to in the capacity of a coach; instruct.

    She has coached the present tennis champion.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a coach.

  2. to go by or in a coach.

adverb

  1. by coach or in coach-class accommodations.

    We flew coach from Denver to New York.

coach

/ °ìəʊ³Ùʃ /

noun

  1. a vehicle for several passengers, used for transport over long distances, sightseeing, etc

  2. a large four-wheeled enclosed carriage, usually horse-drawn

  3. a railway carriage carrying passengers

  4. a trainer or instructor

    a drama coach

  5. a tutor who prepares students for examinations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to give tuition or instruction to (a pupil)

  2. (tr) to transport in a bus or coach

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • coachable adjective
  • coachability noun
  • outcoach verb (used with object)
  • overcoach verb
  • uncoachable adjective
  • uncoached adjective
  • well-coached adjective
  • ˈ³¦´Ç²¹³¦³ó±ð°ù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of coach1

First recorded in 1550–60; 1840–50 for sense “tutorâ€; earlier coche(e), from Middle French coche, from German Kotsche, Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, short for kocsi szekér “cart of Kocs,†town on the main road between Vienna and Budapest; senses referring to tutoring from the conception of the tutor as one who carries the student through examinations
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of coach1

C16: from French coche, from Hungarian kocsi szekér wagon of Kocs, village in Hungary where coaches were first made; in the sense: to teach, probably from the idea that the instructor carried his pupils
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First, Ohtani impressed coaches and executives in three different live batting practice sessions, working his way up to three innings and 44 pitches in his most recent one in San Diego last week.

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Now living in New Hampshire, after moving to the US to play university-level ice hockey and coach, Ms Duggan - whose great-grandfather was a mayor of Edmonton - said the Oilers are still her home team.

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"There are lots of ups and downs about having a father as a coach," he said.

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"From the moment you step into the place, the coaches are telling you about the history of the club," explains Gomes.

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Australia head coach Andrew McDonald acknowledged there are "some decisions to make" and "relevant questions around our batting and bowling depth".

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