coaching

SayKOHCH-ingUS/ˈkoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/UK/ˈkəʊtʃɪŋ/

Pluralcoachings

5 meanings of coaching

1
nouncountable or uncountable
Teaching or training that helps someone improve a skill.
Like having a guide who shows you how to do something better, step by step.
She got extra coaching to prepare for her math test.
The new players received coaching twice a week.
Similartraining, instruction, tutoring, tuition, mentoring
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2
verb
Present participle of coach. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
She is coaching three students for their exams.
They are coaching the new staff on safety rules.
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3
nouncountable or uncountablebefore a noun
Everything to do with horse-drawn coaches and railway carriages.
Before trains, coaching was the main way to travel long distances.
The old inn was busy in the days of coaching.
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4
nounhistoricaluncountable
The business of running horse-drawn coaches for travel.
Coaching gave many towns their first regular link to the city.
His family made a fortune from coaching before the railways came.
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Less common meaning

5
nounobsoleteUKcountable or uncountable
A beating given as punishment, especially with a stick or whip.
The boys feared a coaching from the strict schoolmaster's cane.
After the prank, he was marched off for a coaching with the birch rod.
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coaching is a form of coach

coach, verb: To teach and train a person or team, especially in a sport. Full entry

Forms: coachcoaches he/she/itcoaching -ing formcoached past tense, past participle
Spelling: coach → coaching: add -ing

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