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Noun train has 6 senses
- train, railroad train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
--1 is a kind of public transport
--1 has members:
--1 has particulars:
- string, train - a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"
--2 is a kind of series
- caravan, train, wagon train - a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"
--3 is a kind of procession
--3 has members:
- train - a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"
--4 is a kind of consequence, aftermath
- train - piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor; "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"
--5 is a kind of piece of cloth, piece of material
--5 is a part of gown
- gearing, gears, geartrain, power train, train - wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
--6 is a kind of wheelwork
--6 is a part of engine
--6 has particulars: epicyclic train, epicyclic gear train; reduction gear
Verb train has 11 senses
- train, develop, prepare, educate - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
--1 is one way to teach, learn, instruct
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- train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"
--2 is one way to learn, study, read, take
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- discipline, train, check, condition - train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
--3 is one way to develop, make grow
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- prepare, groom, train - prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"
--4 is one way to educate
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- educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise - train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
--5 is one way to polish, refine, fine-tune, down
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- aim, take, train, take aim, direct - aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
--6 is one way to position
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- coach, train - teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"
--7 is one way to teach, learn, instruct
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Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- train - exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics"
--8 is one way to exercise, work out
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- train - train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine"
--9 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
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- train, rail - travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
--10 is one way to ride
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- trail, train - drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
--11 is one way to drag
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