coach

coach¹ W3S3 [kəutʃ US koutʃ] n

↑football, ↑T-shirt, ↑whistle

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1¦(sport)¦

2¦(help for exam)¦

3¦(bus)¦

4¦(train)¦

5¦(horses)¦

6¦(in plane/train)¦

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[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: coche, from German kutsche, probably from Hungarian kocsi (szeker) 'carriage from Kocs', from Kocs village in Hungary;]

[Sense: 1-2; Origin: because a trainer 'drives' students through their tests]

1.) ¦(SPORT)¦

someone who trains a person or team in a sport

▪ a tennis coach

▪ the Norwegian national coach

2.) ¦(HELP FOR EXAM)¦ especially BrE someone who gives private lessons to someone in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an examination

3.) ¦(BUS)¦ BrE

a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys

American Equivalent: busby coach

▪ We went to Paris by coach.

on a coach

▪ She's going to Grimsby on a coach.

▪ a coach trip to Scotland

▪ The restaurant was full of coach parties (=groups of people travelling together on a coach) .

4.) ¦(TRAIN)¦ BrE

one of the parts of the train in which the passengers sit

American Equivalent: car

5.) ¦(HORSES)¦

a large carriage pulled by horses and used in the past for carrying passengers

6.) ¦(IN PLANE/TRAIN)¦[U]

AmE the cheapest type of seats on a plane or train

▪ We flew coach out to Atlanta.

coach ²

coach² v [T]

1.) to teach a person or team the skills they need for a sport

= ↑train

→↑coaching

▪ Nigel coaches a cricket team in his spare time.

2.) especially BrE to give someone private lessons in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an important test

→↑coaching coach sb in/for sth

▪ The child was coached for stardom by her mother.

3.) to help someone prepare what they should say or do in a particular situation - used to show disapproval

→↑coaching coach sb in/on sth

▪ The girl must have been carefully coached in what to say in court.