| coach | | |
| n. (person) | 1. coach, handler, manager | (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ baseball coach, baseball manager | a coach of baseball players. |
| ~ basketball coach | a coach of basketball players. |
| ~ conditioner | a trainer of athletes. |
| ~ football coach | a coach of football players. |
| ~ hockey coach | a coach of hockey players. |
| ~ tennis coach | a coach of tennis players. |
| ~ trainer | one who trains other persons or animals. |
| ~ john joseph mcgraw, john mcgraw, mcgraw | United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934). |
| n. (person) | 2. coach, private instructor, tutor | a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.). |
| ~ singing, vocalizing | the act of singing vocal music. |
| ~ crammer | a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations. |
| ~ instructor, teacher | a person whose occupation is teaching. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. carriage, coach, passenger car | a railcar where passengers ride. |
| ~ railcar, railroad car, railway car, car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.; "three cars had jumped the rails" |
| ~ buffet car, dining car, dining compartment, diner | a passenger car where food is served in transit. |
| ~ nonsmoking car, nonsmoker | a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke. |
| ~ chair car, drawing-room car, palace car, parlor car, parlour car | a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs. |
| ~ passenger train | a train that carries passengers. |
| ~ pullman, pullman car | luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel. |
| ~ sleeping car, wagon-lit, sleeper | a passenger car that has berths for sleeping. |
| ~ smoking car, smoking carriage, smoking compartment, smoker | a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. coach, coach-and-four, four-in-hand | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver. |
| ~ box seat, box | the driver's seat on a coach.; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" |
| ~ carriage, equipage, rig | a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses. |
| ~ stagecoach, stage | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns.; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle | a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport.; "he always rode the bus to work" |
| ~ minibus | a light bus (4 to 10 passengers). |
| ~ public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight. |
| ~ roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle. |
| ~ school bus | a bus used to transport children to or from school. |
| ~ trackless trolley, trolley coach, trolleybus | a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires. |
| ~ window | a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened. |
| ~ fleet | group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership. |
| ~ passenger, rider | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. |
| v. (communication) | 6. coach, train | 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" |
| ~ train | exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition.; "She is training for the Olympics" |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| v. (motion) | 7. coach | drive a coach. |
| ~ driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| exercise | | |
| n. (act) | 1. exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" |
| ~ cardiopulmonary exercise | exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system. |
| ~ gymnastic exercise | (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus). |
| ~ kick up | raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand. |
| ~ elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| ~ exercise set, set | several exercises intended to be done in series.; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" |
| ~ anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, muscle building, musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension. |
| ~ calisthenics, callisthenics | light exercises designed to promote general fitness.; "several different calisthenics were illustrated in the video" |
| ~ isometric exercise, isometrics | muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change). |
| ~ isotonic exercise | exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change).; "the classic isotonic exercise is lifting free weights" |
| ~ kegel exercises, pubococcygeus exercises | exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine. |
| ~ stretching, stretch | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent. |
| ~ arm exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles. |
| ~ back exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles. |
| ~ leg exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles. |
| ~ neck exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles. |
| ~ stomach exercise, tummy crunch | an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles. |
| ~ yoga | a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind. |
| n. (act) | 2. employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization | the act of using.; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ practice | the exercise of a profession.; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" |
| ~ play | utilization or exercise.; "the play of the imagination" |
| ~ misuse, abuse | improper or excessive use.; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" |
| ~ exploitation, development | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" |
| ~ recycling | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products. |
| ~ application, practical application | the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose.; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" |
| n. (act) | 3. drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions.; "practice makes perfect" |
| ~ grooming, training, preparation | activity leading to skilled behavior. |
| ~ fire drill | an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire. |
| ~ manual of arms, manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle. |
| ~ military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons. |
| ~ rehearsal | (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory. |
| ~ dry run, rehearsal | a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert).; "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding" |
| ~ brushup, review | practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory. |
| ~ scrimmage | (American football) practice play between a football team's squads. |
| ~ shadowboxing | sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training). |
| ~ target practice | practice in shooting at targets. |
| n. (act) | 4. example, exercise | a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding.; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" |
| ~ lesson | a task assigned for individual study.; "he did the lesson for today" |
| n. (event) | 5. exercise | (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches.; "academic exercises" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion.; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation exercise, commencement, graduation | an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred. |
| v. (consumption) | 6. exercise, exert | put to use.; "exert one's power or influence" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| v. (social) | 7. do, exercise, practice, practise | carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions.; "practice law" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| ~ shamanise, shamanize | practice shamanism. |
| v. (body) | 8. exercise, work, work out | give a workout to.; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| ~ warm up | cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles.; "The coach warmed up the players before the game" |
| ~ put to work, work | cause to work.; "he is working his servants hard" |
| v. (body) | 9. exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| ~ limber up, loosen up, warm up | make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity. |
| ~ train | exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition.; "She is training for the Olympics" |
| ~ tumble | do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully. |
| ~ exercise, work, work out | give a workout to.; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind" |
| ~ tone up, strengthen, tone | give a healthy elasticity to.; "Let's tone our muscles" |
| ~ weight-lift, weightlift, press | lift weights.; "This guy can press 300 pounds" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. drill, exercise, practice, practise | learn by repetition.; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" |
| ~ learn, study, read, take | be a student of a certain subject.; "She is reading for the bar exam" |
| train | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. railroad train, train | public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive.; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" |
| ~ boat train | a train taking passengers to or from a port. |
| ~ railcar, railroad car, railway car, car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.; "three cars had jumped the rails" |
| ~ car train | a train that transports passengers and their automobiles. |
| ~ freight train, rattler | a railroad train consisting of freight cars. |
| ~ hospital train | a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital. |
| ~ locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks. |
| ~ mail train | a train that carries mail. |
| ~ passenger train | a train that carries passengers. |
| ~ public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight. |
| ~ roll-on roll-off | a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination. |
| ~ streamliner | a streamlined train. |
| ~ subway train | a train that runs in a subway system. |
| ~ passenger, rider | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. |
| ~ standee | someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train).; "the allowed number of standees is posted" |
| n. (group) | 2. string, train | a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding.; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought" |
| ~ series | similar things placed in order or happening one after another.; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" |
| n. (group) | 3. caravan, train, wagon train | a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file.; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" |
| ~ procession | the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation.; "processions were forbidden" |
| ~ conestoga, conestoga wagon, covered wagon, prairie schooner, prairie wagon | a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century. |
| n. (event) | 4. train | a series of consequences wrought by an event.; "it led to a train of disasters" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. train | piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor.; "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews" |
| ~ gown | a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. gear, gearing, geartrain, power train, train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" |
| ~ engine | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work. |
| ~ epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train | a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis. |
| ~ reduction gear | gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed. |
| ~ wheelwork | mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears). |
| v. (cognition) | 7. develop, educate, prepare, train | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ train, prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" |
| ~ retrain | teach new skills.; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" |
| ~ drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons. |
| ~ house-train, housebreak | train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house. |
| ~ toilet-train | train (a small child) to use the toilet. |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. prepare, train | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" |
| ~ learn, study, read, take | be a student of a certain subject.; "She is reading for the bar exam" |
| ~ apprentice | be or work as an apprentice.; "She apprenticed with the great master" |
| ~ retrain | train again.; "He is retraining to become an IT worker" |
| ~ train, educate, prepare, develop | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ drill | undergo military training or do military exercises. |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (social) | 9. check, condition, discipline, train | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| ~ make grow, develop | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ mortify | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites. |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (social) | 10. groom, prepare, train | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| ~ qualify, dispose | make fit or prepared.; "Your education qualifies you for this job" |
| ~ train, prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" |
| ~ train, educate, prepare, develop | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ educate | give an education to.; "We must educate our youngsters better" |
| ~ discipline, condition, train, check | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| v. (social) | 11. civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment.; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" |
| ~ fine-tune, refine, polish, down | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.; "refine one's style of writing" |
| ~ sophisticate | make less natural or innocent.; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" |
| v. (competition) | 12. aim, direct, take, take aim, train | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ target, direct, aim, place, point | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" |
| ~ draw a bead on | aim with a gun.; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit" |
| ~ hold | aim, point, or direct.; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" |
| ~ turn | direct at someone.; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" |
| ~ swing | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement.; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" |
| ~ point, level, charge | direct into a position for use.; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" |
| ~ level | aim at.; "level criticism or charges at somebody" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| ~ sight | take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device). |
| v. (body) | 13. train | exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition.; "She is training for the Olympics" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| ~ coach, train | 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" |
| v. (social) | 14. train | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.; "train the vine" |
| ~ trellis | train on a trellis, as of a vine. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (motion) | 15. rail, train | travel by rail or train.; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| v. (contact) | 16. trail, train | drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground.; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" |
| ~ drag | pull, as against a resistance.; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" |
| ~ trail | hang down so as to drag along the ground.; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" |
| skillful | | |
| adj. | 1. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 2. nice, skillful | done with delicacy and skill.; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" |
| ~ precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited.; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
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