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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024train•a•ble (trā′nə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being trained.
- [Educ.]of or pertaining to moderately retarded individuals who may achieve some self-sufficiency, as in personal care.
train′a•bil ′i•ty, n. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024train /treɪn/USA pronunciation n. - Rail Transporta connected group of railroad cars: [countable]a long freight train of about 100 cars.[uncountable* by + ~]only travels by train or bus.
- [countable] a line or procession of persons, vehicles, etc.
- something drawn along, as a part of a long dress that trails behind on the ground:[countable]the bride's white dress and long train.
- a course or path in one's thinking or reasoning:[countable]I've lost my train of thought.
v. - to develop the habits, thoughts, or behavior of (a child) by teaching or discipline: [~ + object + to + verb]to train him to be kind to animals.[~ + object]to train her in the ways of the church.
- to (cause to) become skilled in some work by teaching or practice: [~ + object]Merlin trained her in the arts of sorcery.[~ + object + to + verb]His father trained him to fix cars.[no object]She trained as an apprentice.
- to (cause to) become fit by proper exercise, diet, etc., as for an athletic performance: [~ + object]trained him in boxing.[no object]trained for the race by running twenty miles a day.
- to discipline (an animal), as in the performance of tasks or tricks: [~ + object][~ + object]She trained her dog.[~ + object + to + verb]She trained her dog to obey commands.
- Botany[~ + object] to bring (a plant, etc.) into a particular shape or direction, by bending, cutting, etc.
- to bring (a gun, a camera, etc.) to focus on an object:[~ + object]Six guns were trained on him, so he dropped his weapon.
- Rail Transport[no object] to travel or go by train.
train•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024train (trān),USA pronunciation n. - [Railroads.]a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- a line or procession of persons, vehicles, animals, etc., traveling together.
- [Mil.]an aggregation of vehicles, animals, and personnel accompanying an army to carry supplies, baggage, ammunition, etc.
- a series or row of objects or parts.
- [Mach.]a connected set of three or more rotating elements, usually gears, through which force is transmitted, or motion or torque changed.
- order, esp. proper order:Matters were in good train.
- something that is drawn along;
a trailing part. - an elongated part of a skirt or robe trailing behind on the ground.
- a trail or stream of something from a moving object.
- a line or succession of persons or things following one after the other.
- a body of followers or attendants;
retinue. - a series of proceedings, events, ideas, etc.
- the series of results or circumstances following or proceeding from an event, action, etc.;
aftermath:Disease came in the train of war. - a succession of connected ideas;
a course of reasoning:to lose one's train of thought. - [Astron.]
- the trace of light created by a meteor falling through the earth's atmosphere.
- the tail of a comet.
- a line of combustible material, as gunpowder, for leading fire to an explosive charge.
- [Physics.]a succession of wave fronts, oscillations, or the like.
v.t. - to develop or form the habits, thoughts, or behavior of (a child or other person) by discipline and instruction:to train an unruly boy.
- to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work:to train soldiers.
- to make (a person) fit by proper exercise, diet, practice, etc., as for an athletic performance.
- to discipline and instruct (an animal), as in the performance of tasks or tricks.
- to treat or manipulate so as to bring into some desired form, position, direction, etc.:to train one's hair to stay down.
- [Hort.]to bring (a plant, branch, etc.) into a particular shape or position, by bending, pruning, or the like.
- to bring to bear on some object;
point, aim, or direct, as a firearm, camera, telescope, or eye. - to entice;
allure. v.i. - to give the discipline and instruction, drill, practice, etc., designed to impart proficiency or efficiency.
- to undergo discipline and instruction, drill, etc.
- to get oneself into condition for an athletic performance through exercise, diet, practice, etc.
- to travel or go by train:to train to New York.
- Old French tra(h)in (masculine) series of people, animals, or things, tra(h)ine (feminine) something dragged behind, both derivative of tra(h)iner
- Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre, derivative of *tragīna something dragged or drawn (compare Medieval Latin tragīna carriage), derivative of *tragere to pull, for Latin trahere; (noun, nominal) Middle English train, traine
- Middle French trainer, Old French tra(h)iner
- (verb, verbal) late Middle English traynyn to pull or drag in the rear 1350–1400
train ′less, adj. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged convoy.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged array, arrangement.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged file, column.
- 18, 19.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See teach.
- 19.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exercise, drill, practice, school.
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