COACH


Meaning of COACH in English

I. ˈkōch noun

( -es )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German kutsche, probably from Hungarian kocsi ( szekér ) wagon from Kocs, from Kocs, village in Hungary

1.

a. : a large usually closed 4-wheeled carriage having doors in the sides and generally a front and a back seat inside and an elevated seat in front for the driver

b. Britain : a railway passenger or mail car

c. : a railroad passenger car with reclining or nonreclining seats that is intended primarily for day travel

d. : baby carriage

e. : a closed 2-door single-compartment automobile with permanent back panel and top and in front two separate seats which may be turned down and in the rear a full-width cross seat

f. : motor coach

g. : house trailer

h. : an automobile body especially of a closed model

i. : a class of passenger air transportation at a lower fare than first class

2. : a cabin on the afterpart of the quarterdeck of a man-of-war usually occupied by the captain

3.

a.

[so called from the tutor's being regarded as a means for conveying the student through his examinations]

: a private tutor who assists students especially in preparing for examination

b. : one who instructs or trains a performer or a team of performers (as in debating or in musical or dramatic performance) ; specifically : one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competitive sport and directs team strategy

fencing coach

football coach

— compare manager , trainer

c. : a manual with a condensed body of information on a subject to be committed to memory

d. : a member of a team at bat in baseball who is posted near first or third base to direct base runners and signal to batters

4. Australia : a decoy bullock used to catch wild cattle

5. : sponsor 4b

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

transitive verb

1. archaic : to transport in, place in, or provide with a coach

2.

a. : to train intensively by detailed instruction, frequent demonstration, and repeated practice (as for an examination, a dramatic performance, or a public appearance)

coach pupils

there never was a witness so obviously coached

b. : to act as coach to (an athletic team or performer)

c. : to direct the movements of (a base runner)

d. : to give instructions, directions, or prompting to (one performing or attempting something)

two escort vessels, the first maintaining sound contact … while it coached the second … by signals — J.P.Baxter b.1893

intransitive verb

1. : to go in a coach

he coached to that licentious city — S.H.Adams

2.

a. : to instruct as a coach : receive instruction from a coach

b. : to direct the movements of a base runner

Synonyms: see teach

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.