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train

/tɹeɪn/

noun

Meaning

  • Elongated portion.

  • Connected sequence of people or things.

verb

Meaning

  • To practice an ability.

    "She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

  • To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).

    "You can't train a pig to write poetry."

  • To improve one's fitness.

    "I trained with weights all winter."

  • To proceed in sequence.

  • To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.

    "The assassin had trained his gun on the minister."

  • To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.

    "The vine had been trained over the pergola."

  • To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.

  • To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).

  • To draw along; to trail; to drag.

  • To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.