'COACH' definitions:
Definition of 'coach'
From: WordNet
noun
noun
A person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) [syn: coach, private instructor, tutor]
noun
A railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car, coach, carriage]
noun
A carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four]
noun
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
verb
Teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" [syn: coach, train]
verb
Drive a coach
Definition of 'Coach'
From: GCIDE
- Coach \Coach\ (k[=o]ch; 224), n. [F. coche, fr. It. cocchio, dim. of cocca little boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel shell, Gr. ?, akin to Skr. [,c]ankha. Cf. Conch, Cockboat, Cockle.]
- 1. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in respect to the number of persons they can carry. Mail coaches and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats inside, each for two or three persons, and seats outside, sometimes for twelve or more. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester coach. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain. [Written also couch.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach. --Pepys. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car. [1913 Webster]
- 5. One who coaches; specif. (sports), a trainer; one who assists in training individual athletes or the members of a sports team, or who performs other ancillary functions in sports; as, a third base coach. [+PJC]
Definition of 'Coach'
From: GCIDE
- Coach \Coach\, v. i. To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with it. [Colloq.] "Coaching it to all quarters." --E. Waterhouse. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Coach'
From: GCIDE
- Coach \Coach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coached; p. pr. & vb. n. Coaching.]
- 1. To convey in a coach. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- I coached him before he got his scholarship. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'coach'
From: GCIDE
- Roundhouse \Round"house`\, n.
- 1. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) (a) A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach. (b) A privy near the bow of the vessel. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'coach'
From: GCIDE
- Coacher \Coach"er\, n.
- 1. A coachman. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. A coach horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. One who coaches; specif. (Baseball), one of the side at the bat posted near first or third base to direct a base runner; also called a coach; as, third base coach. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Synonyms of 'coach'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advise,
- advocate,
- amateur athlete,
- archer,
- athlete,
- athletic coach,
- baggage car,
- ballplayer,
- barge,
- baseballer,
- baseman,
- batter,
- battery,
- blocking back,
- boat,
- bowman,
- boxcar,
- brief,
- bus,
- caboose,
- car,
- carriage,
- cart,
- catcher,
- center,
- chair car,
- coacher,
- coal car,
- competitor,
- confer,
- consult with,
- counsel,
- covered waggon,
- cram,
- cram with facts,
- crammer,
- cricketer,
- day coach,
- defensive lineman,
- diner,
- dinghy,
- dining car,
- direct,
- drawing room,
- dray,
- drill,
- driller,
- drillmaster,
- end,
- exercise,
- ferry,
- flat,
- flatcar,
- float,
- footballer,
- forerunner,
- games-player,
- gamester,
- gondola,
- groomer,
- guard,
- guide,
- infielder,
- instruct,
- instructor,
- jock,
- jumper,
- kibitz,
- lighter,
- lineman,
- local,
- luggage van,
- mail car,
- mail van,
- meddle,
- mentor,
- motor coach,
- offensive lineman,
- omnibus,
- outfield,
- outfielder,
- palace car,
- parlor car,
- passenger car,
- pathfinder,
- player,
- poloist,
- preparationist,
- preparator,
- prepare,
- preparer,
- prescribe,
- prime,
- Privatdocent,
- Privatdozent,
- private instructor,
- professional athlete,
- prompt,
- propose,
- pugilist,
- Pullman,
- Pullman car,
- quarterback,
- racer,
- raft,
- railway car,
- recommend,
- reefer,
- refrigerator car,
- roomette,
- school,
- ship,
- skater,
- sled,
- sledge,
- sleeper,
- smoker,
- smoking car,
- sport,
- sportsman,
- stockcar,
- stuff with knowledge,
- submit,
- suggest,
- tackle,
- tailback,
- tank,
- teacher,
- tender,
- toxophilite,
- trailblazer,
- train,
- trainer,
- truck,
- tutor,
- tutorer,
- van,
- waggon,
- wagon,
- wheelbarrow,
- wingback,
- wrestler
Acronyms for 'COACH'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Component based Open source ArCHitecture for distributed systems (CORBA)
Words containing 'COACH'
- Coached,
- Coaching,
- Glass coach,
- Lozenge coach,
- Post coach,
- Slow coach,
- Tallyho coach,
- baseball coach,
- basketball coach,
- batting coach,
- birthing coach,
- coach dog,
- coach horse,
- coach house,
- coach station,
- coaching job,
- football coach,
- hackney coach,
- hockey coach,
- labor coach,
- line coach,
- mail coach,
- pitching coach,
- slip coach,
- tennis coach,
- trolley coach,
- coach-and-four