coach

[Coach]

Nowadays, we mostly think of a coach as someone who trains a team, but it can also refer to a vehicle, such as a horse drawn coach or coach bus (the kind with a bathroom in the back).

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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.

Noun
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"

Noun
a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

Noun
a railcar where passengers ride

Noun
a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting)

Noun
(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

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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"

Verb
drive a coach


n.
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.

n.
A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew for a race.

n.
A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain.

n.
A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.

v. t.
To convey in a coach.

v. t.
To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.

v. i.
To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with


Coach

Coach (?; 224), n. [F. coche, fr. It. cocchio, dim. of cocca little boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel shell, Gr. , akin to Skr. '87ankha. 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. &hand; 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. 2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew for a race. [Colloq.]
Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester coach.
3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck, usually occupied by the captain. [Written also couch.] [Obs.]
The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach.
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.

Coach

Coach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coached ; p. pr. & vb. n. Coaching.] 1. To convey in a coach. Pope. 2. To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction. [Colloq.]
I coached him before he got his scholarship.

Coach

Coach, v. i. To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with it. [Colloq.] "Coaching it to all quarters." E. Waterhouse.

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.

To convey in a coach.

To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with

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Usage Examples

I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.

I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So that's the kind of coach I want to be.

Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I said in my speech, my aunt and uncle really love golf, and we visited them, and she gave me two clubs. Like people think when they don't know who my dad is, they think he's my coach.

As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong.

I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.

For me, it is just the total experience - from the time I first started as an assistant coach until I wound up at the University of Texas for 20 years.

A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness.

I practice yoga at home to a TV show called 'Inhale,' taught by Steve Ross. I figured that if the people on the show could stretch that deep then I could too. I ended up pulling my hip flexor. But that's how I met my husband. Paul was the physical therapist my coach called to meet with me after hours.

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Other Usage Examples

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.

I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China.

I had an acting coach while I was doing the show and every week I could see my work improving. I really liked working on the show because I was learning new things every day.

I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She's instilled in me a toughness and a perseverance and just a never-quit mentality, and I thank her every day for providing me, for what she sacrificed her life for.

I love my relationship with Coach Vermeil because it is one of the few genuine relationships that I have.

I have three kids, and I'm a coach for a lot of their sports, so I'm around them a lot, but I see friends of mine with older kids and they don't really interact so much, other than giving them a place to live.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

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