Etymology : Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi , literally, wagon from Kocs, Hungary
Pronunciation : 'kOch
Function : noun
Date : 1556
1. horse pulled carriage; railroad car; bus; athletic trainer; tutor, teacher. train, teach, instruct. see:
O.G. coach\coach\, v. i. to drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with it. [colloq.] "coaching it to all quarters." waterhouse.coach \coach\ (kōch; 224), n. [f. coche, fr. it. cocchio, dim. of cocca little boat, fr. l. concha mussel, mussel shell, gr. , akin to skr. çankha. cf. conch, cockboat, cockle.].
2. 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.note: 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.
3. 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. eliot.
4. (naut.) a cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain. [written also couch.] [obs.] the commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach.
5. (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.].
6. to convey in a coach.
7. to prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction. [colloq.] i coached him before he got his scholarship. eliot.coach n.
8. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team [syn: manager, handler].
9. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting) [syn: private instructor, tutor].
10. a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car, carriage].
11. a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: four-in-hand, coach-and-four].
12. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus, autobus, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus] v 1: 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" [syn: train] 2: drive a coach.
13. 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.
14. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew for a race.
15. A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain.
16. A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc.
17. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.
18. To convey in a coach.
19. To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.
20. To drive or to ride in a coach; sometimes used with a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver a person who gives private instruction someone in charge of training an athlete or a team teach and supervise ; act as a trainer or coach , as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" drive a coach.
21. 1. A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport. Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach. = trainer.
22. When someone coaches a person or a team, they help them to become better at a particular sport. Beckenbauer coached the West Germans to success in the World Cup final in Italy I had coached the Alliance team for some time. = train.
23. A coach is a person who is in charge of a sports team.
24. In baseball, a coach 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.
25. A coach 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 coach. = tutor.
26. If you coach someone, you give them special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination. He gently coached me in French.
27. A coach is a large, comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys. As we headed back to Calais, the coach was badly delayed by roadworks I hate travelling by coach.
28. A coach is one of the separate sections of a train that carries passengers. The train was an elaborate affair of sixteen coaches.
29. A coach 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. Four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with an enclosed body and an elevated seat in front for the driver. The coach originated in the 15th century in Hungary (where kocsi originally meant "wagon from the town of Kocs"). It was introduced in England in the mid-16th century. Coaches were used as public conveyances with inside seats for passengers (as in the stagecoach) and for mail delivery. They were used mainly in European cities into the 18th century, when the private carriage became more common.
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