train

/tɹeɪn/

noun

  1. 1

    Elongated portion.

  2. 2

    Connected sequence of people or things.

verb

  1. 1

    To practice an ability.

    She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
  2. 2

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

    You can't train a pig to write poetry.
  3. 3

    To improve one's fitness.

    I trained with weights all winter.
  4. 4

    To proceed in sequence.

  5. 5

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

    The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
  6. 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. 7

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

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

    To draw along; to trail; to drag.

  10. 10

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

noun

  1. 1

    Treachery; deceit.

  2. 2

    A trick or stratagem.

  3. 3

    A trap for animals; a snare.

  4. 4

    A lure; a decoy.

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