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| coach [ kōch ] |
noun (plural coach·es) |
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1. horse-drawn carriage: a large enclosed horse-drawn carriage
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2. inexpensive travel category: an inexpensive class of passenger accommodations on a bus, train, or aircraft
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3. somebody who trains sports players: a trainer of sports players and athletes
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4. railroad car: a railroad car
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5. long-distance bus: a bus designed for long-distance travel or sightseeing
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6. cheap small automobile: any inexpensive automobile, especially one with two doors
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7. somebody who trains performers: a trainer of actors or singers
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8. tutor: somebody who instructs a person in a particular subject
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verb (past and past participle coached, present participle coach·ing, 3rd person present singular coach·es) |
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1. transitive verb train athlete: to train somebody in a sport
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2. transitive verb train performer: to train somebody in acting or singing
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3. transitive verb train student: to give somebody private instruction in a particular subject or prepare somebody for an examination
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4. transitive and intransitive verb transport people in coach: to carry passengers in a horse-drawn coach, or travel by coach
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French coche< German Kutsche< Hungarian kocsi (szekér) "(wagon) of Kocs" (village in Hungary)] |
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  coach·a·ble adjective |
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