train (verb)
1train — ► VERB 1) teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction. 2) be taught in such a way. 3) make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet. 4) (train on) point… …
2train — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 engine pulling coaches/cars ADJECTIVE ▪ railroad (AmE), railway (BrE) ▪ metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (esp. BrE) ▪ …
3train off — verb Etymology: train (IV) intransitive verb 1. : to get out of training by relaxing a regimen or by going stale 2. : swerve, veer …
4train — verb 1》 teach (a person or animal) a skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction. ↘be taught in such a way. 2》 make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet. 3》 (train something on) point or aim… …
5train surf — verb To either stand on a the roof of a moving train and surf it like a wave, or to hang on and ride on the exterior of a train …
6train — I [[t]tre͟ɪn[/t]] NOUN USES ♦♦ trains 1) N COUNT: also by N A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to… …
7train — ▪ I. train train 1 [treɪn] noun [countable] a number of connected carriages pulled by an engine on a railway line ˈgoods train , ˈfreight train TRANSPORT a train for carrying goods, rather than passengers: • The fuel arrives inside special… …
8train — /treɪn / (say trayn) noun 1. Railways a. a set of carriages or wagons, whether self propelled or connected to a locomotive. b. such a series without any motive power. c. a railway locomotive. 2. a line or procession of persons, vehicles, etc.,… …
9train — I. noun Etymology: Middle English traine treachery, from Anglo French, from trahir to betray, from Latin tradere more at traitor Date: 14th century obsolete scheme, trick II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from trainer to draw …
10train — [14] A train is etymologically something that is ‘pulled’ along. The word was borrowed from Old French train, a derivative of the verb trahiner ‘drag’. And this in turn went back to Vulgar Latin *tragināre, a derivative of Latin *tragere, a… …
