—coach /kəʊtʃ/ aep /koʊtʃ/
noun (TEACHER)
► B1 [C] someone whose job is to teach people to improve at a sport, skill, or school subject: » a tennis/maths coachThesaurus+: ↑Teachers• • •
Extra Examples:» The coach issued a diktat that all team members must attend early-morning practice.» Our football coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit into the players.» The world's number one tennis player and his coach parted company earlier this month.» She's an excellent coach who knows how to get results.» We got a rollicking from the coach at half time.noun (VEHICLE)
A2 [C] (US USUALLY bus) a long motor vehicle with comfortable seats, used to take groups of people on journeys:
» We're going to the airport by coach.» a coach tripThesaurus+: ↑Buses, trams and coachesF0 [C] an old-fashioned carriage pulled by horses, now used mainly in official or royal ceremonies
Thesaurus+: ↑Carriages and cartsF0 [C] UK (US car) a carriage in a train
Thesaurus+: ↑Trains and parts of trainsF0 [U] US → COACH CLASS(Cf. ↑coach class)
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Extra Examples:» The teachers counted the students as they got on to the coach.» The coach has air conditioning and reclining seats.» The coach stopped for us to eat lunch but within half an hour we were on our way again.» The pick-up point for the long-distance coaches is now in the new bus station.» The coach, taking children on a school trip, careered down a slope and collided with a bank.noun [U], adverb US
► F0 the cheapest type of seats on a plane or train: » Even the company's director flies coach most of the time.Thesaurus+: ↑Travellingverb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for coach
► B2 to give special classes in sports or a school subject, especially privately, to one person or a small group: » She coaches students in French, usually for exams.Thesaurus+: ↑Teaching in generalcoaching /ˈkəʊ.tʃɪŋ/ aep /ˈkoʊ-/ noun [U]► B2» You're very behind in your English - why don't you get some extra coaching?Thesaurus+: ↑Teaching in general
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Extra Examples:» He coached the England team for years.» She coaches rich kids to pass their exams.» She was coaching the basketball team.» I've been invited to coach the under-eleven rugby team.