to coach
3
9.1
- verb
- /koʊtʃ/
- Archaic
:
conducir un carruaje
Examples
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And so coach was driving and we're sitting in the back of the in the open cab.
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Can you coach show Derbs next time out?
Blog text (2) -
Coach wasn't exactly coaching anymore.
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Will Seahawks coach Pete Carroll go for it? ... Nope, the punting team is out.
Blog text (28) -
Benjamin coached all the witnesses and aided in interpreting.
Academic text (2004) -
I don't coach tentatively, and I don't coach cautiously.
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The driver was skilled enough to coach the horses through the narrow streets without incident.
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As he took the reins, he confidently prepared to coach the carriage along the scenic path.
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With careful instructions, she learned how to coach the horse-drawn carriage around the obstacles.
Idioms
Compounds
1
5.4
Person who gives comfort and practical help to a woman during childbirth but not medical treatment
- US
1
3.8
A person who stays with a woman during childbirth and helps her breathe and relax
- Archaic
A carriage at the end of a train that can detach while the train moves to stop at a station
Surface Forms
Etymology
To coach (verb) meaning to drive a carriage comes directly from the noun coach, from Hungarian kocsi. In this older sense to coach simply meant to drive the horse-drawn carriage.