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English noun: train | |||
| 1. | train (artifact) public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive | ||
| Samples | Express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction. | ||
| Synonyms | railroad train | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | public transport | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boat train, car train, freight train, hospital train, mail train, passenger train, rattler, streamliner, subway train | ||
| Member holonym | car, engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, railcar, railroad car, railway car, railway locomotive | ||
| Domain category members | passenger, rider, roll-on roll-off, standee | ||
| 2. | train (group) a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding | ||
| Samples | A string of islands. Train of mourners. A train of thought. | ||
| Synonyms | string | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | series | ||
| 3. | train (group) a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file | ||
| Samples | We were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels. They joined the wagon train for safety. | ||
| Synonyms | caravan, wagon train | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | procession | ||
| Member holonym | Conestoga, Conestoga wagon, covered wagon, prairie schooner, prairie wagon | ||
| 4. | train (event) a series of consequences wrought by an event | ||
| Samples | It led to a train of disasters. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aftermath, consequence | ||
| 5. | train (artifact) piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor | ||
| Samples | The bride's train was carried by her two young nephews. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
| Part meronym | gown | ||
| 6. | train (artifact) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed | ||
| Samples | The fool got his tie caught in the geartrain. | ||
| Synonyms | gear, gearing, geartrain, power train | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wheelwork | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train, reduction gear | ||
| Part meronym | engine | ||
English verb: train | |||
| 1. | train (cognition) create by training and teaching | ||
| Samples | The old master is training world-class violinists. We develop the leaders for the future. | ||
| Synonyms | develop, educate, prepare | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instruct, learn, teach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drill, house-train, housebreak, retrain, toilet-train | ||
| Verb group | build up, develop, groom, prepare, prepare, train, train | ||
| 2. | train (cognition) undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | ||
| Samples | She is training to be a teacher. He trained as a legal aid. | ||
| Synonyms | prepare | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | learn, read, study, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apprentice, drill, retrain | ||
| Verb group | develop, educate, groom, prepare, prepare, train, train | ||
| 3. | train (social) develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control | ||
| Samples | Parents must discipline their children. Is this dog trained?. | ||
| Synonyms | check, condition, discipline | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | develop, make grow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mortify | ||
| Verb group | groom, prepare, train | ||
| 4. | train (social) educate for a future role or function | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | groom, prepare | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | educate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dispose, qualify | ||
| Verb group | check, condition, develop, discipline, educate, prepare, prepare, train, train, train | ||
| 5. | train (social) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | ||
| Samples | Cultivate your musical taste. Train your tastebuds. She is well schooled in poetry. | ||
| Synonyms | civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | down, fine-tune, polish, refine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sophisticate | ||
| 6. | train (competition) point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | aim, direct, take, take aim | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aim, charge, direct, draw a bead on, hold, level, level, place, point, point, sight, swing, target, turn | ||
| 7. | train (communication) teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports | ||
| Samples | He is training our Olympic team. She is coaching the crew. | ||
| Synonyms | coach | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instruct, learn, teach | ||
| Verb group | train | ||
| 8. | train (body) exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition | ||
| Samples | She is training for the Olympics. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exercise, work out | ||
| Verb group | coach, train | ||
| 9. | train (social) cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it | ||
| Samples | Train the vine. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | trellis | ||
| 10. | train (motion) travel by rail or train | ||
| Samples | They railed from Rome to Venice. She trained to Hamburg. | ||
| Synonyms | rail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ride | ||
| 11. | train (contact) drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | ||
| Samples | The toddler was trailing his pants. She trained her long scarf behind her. | ||
| Synonyms | trail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drag | ||
| Verb group | trail | ||
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