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ALL meanings of train

train
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  • verb train If you train something such as a gun, a camera, or a light on a person or thing, you aim it at them and keep it towards them. 0
  • verb train If you train a tree, bush, or plant in a particular direction, you tie it and cut it so that it grows in that direction. 0
  • verb train to guide or teach (to do something), as by subjecting to various exercises or experiences 0
  • verb train to control or guide towards a specific goal 0
  • verb train to do exercises and prepare for a specific purpose 0
  • verb train to improve or curb by subjecting to discipline 0
  • verb train to focus or bring to bear (on something) 0
  • noun train a line of coaches or wagons coupled together and drawn by a railway locomotive 0
  • noun train (as modifier) 0
  • noun train a sequence or series, as of events, thoughts, etc 0
  • noun train a procession of people, vehicles, etc, travelling together, such as one carrying supplies of ammunition or equipment in support of a military operation 0
  • noun train a series of interacting parts through which motion is transmitted 0
  • noun train a fuse or line of gunpowder to an explosive charge, etc 0
  • noun train something drawn along, such as the long back section of a dress that trails along the floor behind the wearer 0
  • noun train a retinue or suite 0
  • noun train proper order or course 0
  • noun train something that hangs down and drags behind 0
  • noun train a part of a dress, skirt, etc. that trails 0
  • noun train the tail feathers of a bird 0
  • noun train a stream of something trailing behind 0
  • noun train a group of persons following as attendants in a procession; retinue; suite 0
  • noun train a group of persons, animals, vehicles, etc. that follow one another in a line; procession; caravan; cortege 0
  • noun train the persons, vehicles, etc. carrying supplies, ammunition, food, etc. for combat troops 0
  • noun train a series of events or conditions that follow some happening; aftermath 0
  • noun train any connected order or arrangement; series; sequence 0
  • noun train a line of gunpowder, etc. that serves as a fuse for an explosive charge 0
  • noun train a series of connected mechanical parts for transmitting motion 0
  • noun train a line of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by a locomotive or locomotives 0
  • verb transitive train to trail or drag 0
  • verb transitive train to guide the growth of (a plant), as by tying, pruning, etc. 0
  • verb transitive train to subject to certain action, exercises, etc. in order to bring to a desired condition 0
  • verb transitive train to guide or control the mental, moral, etc. development of; bring up; rear 0
  • verb transitive train to instruct so as to make proficient or qualified 0
  • verb transitive train to discipline or condition (animals) to perform tricks or obey commands 0
  • verb transitive train to prepare or make fit for an athletic contest, etc. as by exercise, diet, etc. 0
  • verb transitive train to aim (a gun, binoculars, etc.) at something; bring to bear 0
  • verb transitive train to condition (a child, puppy, etc.) to defecate and urinate in the required place 0
  • intransitive verb train to administer or undergo training 0
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