train
n 1: a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a
locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton
Junction" [syn: {railroad train}]
2: 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" [syn: {string}]
3: 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" [syn: {caravan}, {wagon train}]
4: a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a
train of disasters"
5: long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor;
"the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"
6: 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" [syn: {gearing}, {gears},
{geartrain}, {power train}]
v 1: prepare for a future task or career; "I am training young
minds"; "develop leaders" [syn: {develop}, {prepare}, {educate}]
2: undergo training or instruction [syn: {prepare}]
3: train by instruction and practice; esp. to teach
self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"
[syn: {discipline}, {check}, {condition}]
4: prepare for a future role or function; "He is grooming his
son to become his successor" [syn: {prepare}, {groom}]
5: train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment;
"Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds";
"She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {educate}, {school},
{cultivate}, {civilize}]
6: 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" [syn: {aim}, {take}, {take aim}, {direct}]
7: teach and supervise, as in sports or acting [syn: {coach}]
8: exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition;
"She is training for the Olympics"
9: train a plant to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning
it
10: travel by train