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Loach vs Coach - What's the difference?

loach | coach |

As nouns the difference between loach and coach

is that loach is a bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily Cobitoidea while coach is a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.

As a verb coach is

to train.

loach

English

(Cobitidae)

Noun

(es)
  • A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily Cobitoidea.
  • # The .
  • # A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: .

    • Derived terms

    * * hillstream loach * * * * * weather loach

    coach

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
  • (rail) A railroad car drawn by a locomotive.
  • A trainer or instructor.
  • (British) A single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.
  • (nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
  • * Samuel Pepys
    • The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach .
  • That part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying standard fare.
    • John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.

    Synonyms

    * (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) carriage * (railroad car drawn by a locomotive) carriage

    Derived terms

    * coachable * coach and horses * coachbuilder * coach dog * coacher * coach horse * coach lamp * coachman * coachmaster * coach roof * coachwork * head coach * life coach * roach coach * slip coach * stagecoach

    Verb

    (es)
  • (sports) To train.
  • To instruct; to train.
    • She has coached many opera stars.
  • To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it ).
  • * E. Waterhouse
    • Coaching it to all quarters.
  • To convey in a coach.
    • (Alexander Pope)

    Derived terms

    * coachability