train

[ treyn ]

/ treɪn /

noun

Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.

a line or procession of persons, vehicles, animals, etc., traveling together.

Military. an aggregation of vehicles, animals, and personnel accompanying an army to carry supplies, baggage, ammunition, etc.

a series or row of objects or parts.

Machinery. a connected set of three or more rotating elements, usually gears, through which force is transmitted, or motion or torque changed.

order, especially proper order: Matters were in good train.

something that is drawn along; a trailing part.

an elongated part of a skirt or robe trailing behind on the ground.

a trail or stream of something from a moving object.

a line or succession of persons or things following one after the other.

a body of followers or attendants; retinue.

a series of proceedings, events, ideas, etc.

the series of results or circumstances following or proceeding from an event, action, etc.; aftermath: Disease came in the train of war.

a succession of connected ideas; a course of reasoning: to lose one's train of thought.

Astronomy.

the trace of light created by a meteor falling through the earth's atmosphere.
the tail of a comet.

a line of combustible material, as gunpowder, for leading fire to an explosive charge.

Physics. a succession of wave fronts, oscillations, or the like.

verb (used with object)

to develop or form the habits, thoughts, or behavior of (a child or other person) by discipline and instruction: to train an unruly boy.

to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work: to train soldiers.

to make (a person) fit by proper exercise, diet, practice, etc., as for an athletic performance.

to discipline and instruct (an animal), as in the performance of tasks or tricks.

to treat or manipulate so as to bring into some desired form, position, direction, etc.: to train one's hair to stay down.

Horticulture. to bring (a plant, branch, etc.) into a particular shape or position, by bending, pruning, or the like.

to bring to bear on some object; point, aim, or direct, as a firearm, camera, telescope, or eye.

to entice; allure.

verb (used without object)

to give the discipline and instruction, drill, practice, etc., designed to impart proficiency or efficiency.

to undergo discipline and instruction, drill, etc.

to get oneself into condition for an athletic performance through exercise, diet, practice, etc.

to travel or go by train: to train to New York.

Origin of train

1350–1400; (v.) late Middle English traynyn to pull or drag in the rear < Middle French trainer, Old French tra(h)iner < Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre, derivative of *tragīna something dragged or drawn (compare Medieval Latin tragīna carriage), derivative of *tragere to pull, for Latin trahere; (noun) Middle English train, traine < Old French tra(h)in (masculine) series of people, animals, or things, tra(h)ine (feminine) something dragged behind, both derivative of tra(h)iner

SYNONYMS FOR train

3 convoy.

6 array, arrangement.

10 file, column.

19 exercise, drill, practice, school.

synonym study for train

18, 19. See teach.

OTHER WORDS FROM train

train·less, adjective half-trained, adjective min·i·train, noun mis·train, verb

non·trained, adjective o·ver·train, verb pre·train, verb (used with object) self-trained, adjective sem·i·trained, adjective su·per·train, verb un·der·train, verb (used with object) un·der·trained, adjective un·trained, adjective well-trained, adjective

Words nearby train

trailing phlox, trailing vortex drag, trailman, trailside, trailsman, train, train of thought, train oil, train sickness, train smash, train spotter

British Dictionary definitions for pretrain

train

/ (treɪn) /

verb

(tr) to guide or teach (to do something), as by subjecting to various exercises or experiences to train a man to fight

(tr) to control or guide towards a specific goal to train a plant up a wall

(intr) to do exercises and prepare for a specific purpose the athlete trained for the Olympics

(tr) to improve or curb by subjecting to discipline to train the mind

(tr) to focus or bring to bear (on something) to train a telescope on the moon

noun

a line of coaches or wagons coupled together and drawn by a railway locomotive
(as modifier)a train ferry

a sequence or series, as of events, thoughts, etc a train of disasters

a procession of people, vehicles, etc, travelling together, such as one carrying supplies of ammunition or equipment in support of a military operation

a series of interacting parts through which motion is transmitted a train of gears

a fuse or line of gunpowder to an explosive charge, etc

something drawn along, such as the long back section of a dress that trails along the floor behind the wearer

a retinue or suite

proper order or course

Derived forms of train

trainable, adjective trainless, adjective

Word Origin for train

C14: from Old French trahiner, from Vulgar Latin tragīnāre (unattested) to draw; related to Latin trahere to drag

Idioms and Phrases with pretrain

train

In addition to the idiom beginning with train

train of thought

also see:

gravy train

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

train

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of train

SYNONYMS FOR train

synonym study for train

OTHER WORDS FROM train

Words nearby train

British Dictionary definitions for pretrain

verb

noun

Derived forms of train

Word Origin for train

Idioms and Phrases with pretrain

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

train

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of train

SYNONYMS FOR train

synonym study for train

OTHER WORDS FROM train

Words nearby train

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verb

noun

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