train
noun
- 1
Elongated portion.
- 2
Connected sequence of people or things.
verb
- 1
To practice an ability.
“She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.”
- 2
To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
“You can't train a pig to write poetry.”
- 3
To improve one's fitness.
“I trained with weights all winter.”
- 4
To proceed in sequence.
- 5
To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
“The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.”
- 6
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.”
- 7
To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- 8
To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- 9
To draw along; to trail; to drag.
- 10
To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
noun
- 1
Treachery; deceit.
- 2
A trick or stratagem.
- 3
A trap for animals; a snare.
- 4
A lure; a decoy.
Translate “train” to another language
Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.