English Dictionary
◊ COACH
coach
n 1: someone in charge of training an athlete or a team [syn: {manager},
{handler}]
2: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or
acting) [syn: {private instructor}, {tutor}]
3: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: {passenger car}, {carriage}]
4: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: {four-in-hand},
{coach-and-four}]
5: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus},
{charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach},
{omnibus}]
v 1: teach and supervise, as in sports or acting [syn: {train}]
2: drive a coach
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN ROACH?
roach
A {Bell Labs} term meaning destroy, especially of a
data structure. Hardware gets {toast}ed or {fried}, software
gets roached.
[Why?]
[{Jargon File}]
(1999-02-08)