coach

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A motorbus.
2. n. A railroad passenger car.
3. n. A closed automobile, usually with two doors.
4. n. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage with an elevated exterior seat for the driver; a stagecoach.
5. n. An economical class of passenger accommodations on a commercial airplane or a train.
6. n. Sports A person who trains or directs athletes or athletic teams.
7. n. A person who gives instruction, as in singing or acting.
8. n. A private tutor employed to prepare a student for an examination.
9. v. To train or tutor or to act as a trainer or tutor.
10. v. To transport by or ride in a coach.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A four-wheeled close vehicle of considerable size; originally, a finely built covered carriage for private use; now, any large inclosed vehicle with the body hung on easy springs, especially one for public conveyance of passengers: as, a stage-coach. See mail-coach, tally-ho.
2. n. A passenger-car on a railroad. See railroad-car.
3. n. An apartment in a large ship of war, near the stern and beneath the poop-deck, usually occupied by the captain.
4. n. A private tutor, especially one employed in preparing for a particular examination.
5. n. A person employed to train a boat's crew or other athletes for a contest.
6. n. The bone of the upper jaw of the sperm-whale. Also called sleigh. C. M. Scammon.
7. To put in a coach; convey in a coach.
8. To run over with a coach.
9. To tutor; give private instruction to; especially, to instruct or train for a special examination or a contest: as, to coach a student for a college examinationl to coach a boat's crew; to coach a new hand in his duties.
10. n. In base-ball one of the players belonging to the side at the bat who takes his position near either first or third base and advises the base-runner when to run.
11. n. A tame bullock or horse used as a decoy in capturing wild cattle or horses.
12. To capture (wild cattle or horses) with the help of a tame bullock or horse as a decoy: see coach, n., 6.

Wiktionary

1. n. A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
2. n. rail transport A railroad car drawn by a locomotive.
3. n. A trainer or instructor.
4. n. UK A single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.
5. n. nautical The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
6. n. That part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying standard fare.
7. v. sports To train.
8. v. To instruct.
9. v. To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver.
2. n. colloq. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination.
3. n. (Naut.), obsolete A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain.
4. n. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.
5. n. (sports) One who coaches a trainer; one who assists in training individual athletes or the members of a sports team, or who performs other ancillary functions in sports.
6. v. To convey in a coach.
7. v. colloq. To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.
8. v. colloq., colloq. To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
2. n. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
3. n. (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
4. n. a railcar where passengers ride
5. n. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
6. v. drive a coach
7. n. a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver