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train
(tr/eI/n )

noun (n)

  • public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    Express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction.
    Synonym:
    railroad train
    source: wordnet30
  • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding(noun.group)
    Example:
    Train of mourners.
    A train of thought.
    Synonym:
    string
    source: wordnet30
  • a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file(noun.group)
    Example:
    They joined the wagon train for safety.
    Synonym:
    caravan, wagon train
    source: wordnet30
  • a series of consequences wrought by an event(noun.event)
    Example:
    It led to a train of disasters.
    source: wordnet30
  • piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The bride's train was carried by her two young nephews.
    source: wordnet30
  • wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The fool got his tie caught in the geartrain.
    Synonym:
    gear, gearing, geartrain, power train
    source: wordnet30
  • That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A heavy long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • create by training and teaching(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    The old master is training world-class violinists.
    Synonym:
    develop, educate, prepare
    source: wordnet30
  • undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    She is training to be a teacher.
    He trained as a legal aid.
    Synonym:
    prepare
    source: wordnet30
  • develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control(verb.social)
    Example:
    Is this dog trained?.
    Synonym:
    check, condition, discipline
    source: wordnet30
  • educate for a future role or function(verb.social)
    Example:
    They trained him to be a warrior.
    Synonym:
    groom, prepare
    source: wordnet30
  • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment(verb.social)
    Example:
    Train your tastebuds.
    Synonym:
    civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school
    source: wordnet30
  • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards(verb.competition)
    Example:
    He trained his gun on the burglar.
    Don't train your camera on the women.
    Synonym:
    aim, direct, take, take aim
    source: wordnet30
  • teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He is training our Olympic team.
    Synonym:
    coach
    source: wordnet30
  • exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition(verb.body)
    Example:
    She is training for the Olympics.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it(verb.social)
    Example:
    Train the vine.
    source: wordnet30
  • travel by rail or train(verb.motion)
    Example:
    She trained to Hamburg.
    Synonym:
    rail
    source: wordnet30
  • drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground(verb.contact)
    Example:
    She trained her long scarf behind her.
    Synonym:
    trail
    source: wordnet30
  • To draw along; to trail; to drag.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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