(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport.
Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as ~.
= trainer
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2.
When someone ~es a person or a team, they help them to become better at a particular sport.
Beckenbauer ~ed the West Germans to success in the World Cup final in Italy...
I had ~ed the Alliance team for some time.
= train
VERB: V n to n, V n
3.
A ~ is a person who is in charge of a sports team. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use manager )
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4.
In baseball, a ~ is a member of a team who stands near the first or third base, and gives signals to other members of the team who are on bases and are trying to score. (AM)
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5.
A ~ is someone who gives people special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination.
What you need is a drama ~.
= tutor
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6.
If you ~ someone, you give them special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination.
He gently ~ed me in French.
VERB: V n
7.
A ~ is a large, comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys. (BRIT; in AM, use bus )
As we headed back to Calais, the ~ was badly delayed by roadworks...
I hate travelling by ~.
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8.
A ~ is one of the separate sections of a train that carries passengers. (BRIT; in AM, use car )
The train was an elaborate affair of sixteen ~es.
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9.
A ~ is an enclosed vehicle with four wheels which is pulled by horses, and in which people used to travel. Coaches are still used for ceremonial events in some countries, such as Britain.
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