ALL meanings of train
train
T t - noun train railway 1
- abbreviation TRAIN teach 1
- intransitive verb train sports: practise, exercise 1
- intransitive verb train learn 1
- noun train series of vehicles 1
- noun train procession 1
- noun train group of followers 1
- noun train Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock. 1
- noun train aftermath, wake 1
- noun train a line or procession of persons, vehicles, animals, etc., traveling together. 1
- noun train of a wedding dress 1
- noun train Military. an aggregation of vehicles, animals, and personnel accompanying an army to carry supplies, baggage, ammunition, etc. 1
- noun train connected machinery 1
- noun train a series or row of objects or parts. 1
- transitive verb train sports: coach 1
- noun train Machinery. a connected set of three or more rotating elements, usually gears, through which force is transmitted, or motion or torque changed. 1
- transitive verb train guide a plant's growth 1
- noun train order, especially proper order: Matters were in good train. 1
- transitive verb train aim 1
- noun train something that is drawn along; a trailing part. 1
- noun train an elongated part of a skirt or robe trailing behind on the ground. 1
- noun train a trail or stream of something from a moving object. 1
- noun train a line or succession of persons or things following one after the other. 1
- noun train a body of followers or attendants; retinue. 1
- noun train a series of proceedings, events, ideas, etc. 1
- noun train the series of results or circumstances following or proceeding from an event, action, etc.; aftermath: Disease came in the train of war. 1
- noun train a succession of connected ideas; a course of reasoning: to lose one's train of thought. 1
- noun train Astronomy. the trace of light created by a meteor falling through the earth's atmosphere. the tail of a comet. 1
- noun train a line of combustible material, as gunpowder, for leading fire to an explosive charge. 1
- noun train Physics. a succession of wave fronts, oscillations, or the like. 1
- verb with object train to develop or form the habits, thoughts, or behavior of (a child or other person) by discipline and instruction: to train an unruly boy. 1
- verb with object train to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work: to train soldiers. 1
- verb with object train to make (a person) fit by proper exercise, diet, practice, etc., as for an athletic performance. 1
- verb with object train to discipline and instruct (an animal), as in the performance of tasks or tricks. 1
- verb with object train to treat or manipulate so as to bring into some desired form, position, direction, etc.: to train one's hair to stay down. 1
- verb with object train Horticulture. to bring (a plant, branch, etc.) into a particular shape or position, by bending, pruning, or the like. 1
- verb with object train to bring to bear on some object; point, aim, or direct, as a firearm, camera, telescope, or eye. 1
- verb with object train to entice; allure. 1
- verb without object train to give the discipline and instruction, drill, practice, etc., designed to impart proficiency or efficiency. 1
- verb without object train to undergo discipline and instruction, drill, etc. 1
- verb without object train to get oneself into condition for an athletic performance through exercise, diet, practice, etc. 1
- verb without object train to travel or go by train: to train to New York. 1
- countable noun train A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to another. 0
- countable noun train A train of vehicles, people, or animals is a long line of them travelling slowly in the same direction. 0
- countable noun train A train of thought or a train of events is a connected sequence, in which each thought or event seems to occur naturally or logically as a result of the previous one. 0
- countable noun train The train of a woman's formal dress or wedding dress is the long part at the back of it which flows along the floor behind her. 0
- verb train If someone trains you to do something, they teach you the skills that you need in order to do it. If you train to do something, you learn the skills that you need in order to do it. 0
- verb train To train a natural quality or talent that someone has, for example their voice or musical ability, means to help them to develop it. 0
- verb train If you train for a physical activity such as a race or if someone trains you for it, you prepare for it by doing particular physical exercises. 0
- verb train If an animal or bird is trained to do particular things, it is taught to do them, for example in order to be able to work for someone or to be a good pet. 0