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Noun: coach  kowch
  1. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
    - manager, handler
     
  2. A person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
    - private instructor, tutor
     
  3. A railcar where passengers ride
    - passenger car, carriage
     
  4. A carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
    - four-in-hand, coach-and-four
     
  5. A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
    - bus, autobus, charabanc [Brit], double-decker, jitney [N. Amer], motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle
Verb: coach  kowch
  1. Teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
    "She is coaching the crew"
    - train
     
  2. Drive a coach

Derived forms: coached, coaches, coaching

See also: coaching

Type of: bogie [Asia], car, carriage, drive, equipage, instruct, instructor, learn, public transport, railcar, railroad car [N. Amer], railway car [Brit, Cdn], railway carriage [Brit, Cdn], rig, teach, teacher, trainer

Part of: fleet, passenger train

Encyclopedia: Coach