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coach - (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team |
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manager,
handler |
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trainer one who trains other persons or animals
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athletics,
sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
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baseball coach,
baseball manager a coach of baseball players
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basketball coach a coach of basketball players
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conditioner exercise that conditions the body; "farm work can be a good conditioner"
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football coach a coach of football players
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hockey coach a coach of hockey players
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tennis coach a coach of tennis players
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coach - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) |
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tutor |
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instructor,
teacher a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"
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singing,
vocalizing the act of singing vocal music
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crammer a textbook designed for cramming
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coach - a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
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carriage,
equipage,
rig a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
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box,
box seat a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
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stage,
stagecoach a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
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coach - 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" |
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train |
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train exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics"
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instruct,
learn,
teach give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
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coach - drive a coach |
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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