train
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                    Noun
                    
                public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don''t stop at Princeton Junction"
                
                    Noun
                    
                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"
                
                    Noun
                    
                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"
                
                    Noun
                    
                a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"
                
                    Noun
                    
                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"
                
                    Noun
                    
                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"
                
                    Verb
                    
                create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
                
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                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"
                
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                develop (children''s) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
                
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                educate 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"
                
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                teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
                
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                point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "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"
                
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                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"
                
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                exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics"
                
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                cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine"
                
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                travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
                
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            drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
                Synonyms
                    aim
                    caravan
                    check
                    civilise
                    civilize
                    coach
                    condition
                    cultivate
                    develop
                    direct
                    discipline
                    educate
                    gear
                    gearing
                    geartrain
                    groom
                    power train
                    prepare
                    rail
                    railroad train
                    school
                    string
                    take
                    take aim
                    trail
                    wagon train
            
            More General Terms
                    aftermath
                    check
                    consequence
                    contain
                    control
                    curb
                    develop
                    down
                    drag
                    educate
                    exercise
                    fine-tune
                    hold
                    hold in
                    instruct
                    learn
                    make grow
                    moderate
                    piece of cloth
                    piece of material
                    polish
                    position
                    procession
                    public transport
                    read
                    refine
                    ride
                    series
                    study
                    take
                    teach
                    wheelwork
                    work out
            
            More Specific Terms
                    aim
                    apprentice
                    boat train
                    car train
                    charge
                    direct
                    dispose
                    draw a bead on
                    drill
                    epicyclic gear train
                    epicyclic train
                    freight train
                    hold
                    hospital train
                    housebreak
                    house-train
                    level
                    mail train
                    mortify
                    passenger train
                    place
                    point
                    qualify
                    rattler
                    reduction gear
                    retrain
                    sight
                    sophisticate
                    streamliner
                    subway train
                    swing
                    target
                    toilet-train
                    trellis
                    turn