Definition

1. Noun:

   • A large motor vehicle for carrying passengers, typically on a fixed route: A "coach" is a type of bus, often used for long-distance travel or public transport.
   • A railway passenger car: In rail transport, a "coach" is a carriage where passengers sit.
   • A horse-drawn carriage, especially one with four wheels and a roof: Historically, a "coach" was a private horse-drawn vehicle.
   • A person who trains or instructs: A "coach" is someone who teaches and guides individuals or teams, especially in sports, performing arts, or other skills.

2. Verb:

   • To travel by coach: To go somewhere in a passenger bus or carriage.
   • To train or instruct someone: To act as a coach by teaching, supervising, and preparing someone, often for a specific task or performance.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • We took a luxury coach to the coast for our holiday. (We traveled on a long-distance bus.)
  • Our seats are in the third coach from the engine. (Our seats are in the third passenger car of the train.)
  • The queen arrived in a golden coach. (The queen arrived in a decorated horse-drawn carriage.)
  • The football coach motivated the team at halftime. (The trainer gave the team encouragement.)

• Verb:

  • They coached across the country to save money. (They traveled by long-distance bus.)
  • She coaches young actors for their auditions. (She trains and prepares young actors.)

Advanced Usage

• "To coach someone through something": To guide and support someone during a difficult process.
  • Her mentor coached her through the first year of running the business.
• "To coach for": To train specifically for a particular event or goal.
  • He is coaching for the national championships.

Variants and Related Words

• Coaching (n): The activity or profession of training people.
  • She received private coaching in mathematics.
• Coachman (n): A driver of a horse-drawn coach.
• Motorcoach (n): Another term for a long-distance bus or tour bus.

Synonyms

• Noun (Vehicle): Bus, carriage, car.
• Noun (Instructor): Trainer, instructor, tutor, mentor.
• Verb (Instruct): Train, tutor, instruct, drill.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Coach up: To improve someone's skills through training.
  • We need to coach up the new recruits before the project starts.

Related Idioms

• "Drive a coach and horses through something": To completely destroy an argument, rule, or plan by exposing its weaknesses.
  • The lawyer's evidence drove a coach and horses through the prosecution's case.

Noun

1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
   • he always rode the bus to work
2. a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
3. a railcar where passengers ride
4. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
5. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

Verb

1. drive a coach
2. 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