train

[[t]treɪn[/t]]

n.

1) rai a connected group of railroad cars, usu. pushed or pulled by a locomotive

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

3) mil an aggregation of vehicles and personnel used to carry supplies for an army

4) a series or row of objects or parts

5) mac

power train

6) something that is drawn along; a trailing part

7) clo an elongated part of a skirt or robe trailing behind on the ground

8) a trail or stream of something from a moving object

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

10) a body of followers or attendants; retinue

11) a series of proceedings, events, ideas, etc

12) a series of resulting circumstances; aftermath:

Disease came in the train of war[/ex]

13) a course of reasoning:

to lose one's train of thought[/ex]

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

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

16) to develop or form the habits, thoughts, or behavior of (a child or other person) by discipline and instruction

17) to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work

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

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

20) to treat or manipulate so as to bring into some desired form, position, etc.:

to train one's hair to stay down[/ex]

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

22) to bring to bear on some object; point or direct, as a firearm, camera, or eye

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

24) to undergo discipline and instruction, drill, etc

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

26) rai to travel or go by train

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME train(e) trailing part, sequence < OF tra(h) in(e), n. der. of tra(h) iner to drag, trail < VL *tragīnāre, der. of *tragīna something dragged, der. of *tragere to pull, for L trahere train′a•ble, adj. train`a•bil′i•ty, n. syn: See teach