coach

1 noun (C)

1 IN A SPORT (C) someone who trains a person or team in a sport: a tennis coach

-see teach

2 IN A SCHOOL SUBJECT (C) especially BrE someone who gives special instruction to a student in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an examination

3 BUS (C) BrE a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys; bus 1 AmE: We went to Paris by coach.

4 IN A TRAIN (C) BrE one of the parts of the train in which the passengers sit; car (3) AmE

5 PULLED BY HORSES (C) a large carriage pulled by horses

6 A CLASS OF TRAVEL (U) AmE the cheapest type of seats on a plane or train: We flew coach out to Atlanta.

2 verb (I, T)

1 to teach a person or team the skills they need for a sport: Nigel coaches a cricket team in his spare time.

2 especially BrE to give someone special instruction in a particular subject, especially so that they can pass an examination: coach sb in/for: Chorley had to be coached in most subjects for the first two terms.

3 to give someone instruction in what they should say or do in a particular situation: coach sb in sth: The Callaghan girl must be carefully coached in the story she will tell in court.