Train

English Meaning

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

1. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
2. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles.
3. The personnel, vehicles, and equipment following and providing supplies and services to a combat unit.
4. A part of a gown that trails behind the wearer.
5. A staff of people following in attendance; a retinue.
6. An orderly succession of related events or thoughts; a sequence. See Synonyms at series.
7. A series of consequences wrought by an event; aftermath.
8. A set of linked mechanical parts: a train of gears.
9. A string of gunpowder that acts as a fuse for exploding a charge.
10. To coach in or accustom to a mode of behavior or performance.
11. To make proficient with specialized instruction and practice. See Synonyms at teach.
12. To prepare physically, as with a regimen: train athletes for track-and-field competition.
13. To cause (a plant or one's hair) to take a desired course or shape, as by manipulating.
14. To focus on or aim at (a goal, mark, or target); direct. See Synonyms at aim.
15. To let drag behind; trail.
16. To give or undergo a course of training: trained daily for the marathon.
17. To travel by railroad train.