Train | Mean of train in English Dictionary

/ˈtreɪn/

• Noun
• a group of vehicles that travel on a track and are connected to each other and usually to an engine
1. The train pulled into the station.
2. You can get off/on the train in Atlanta.
3. I took a train to Madrid.
4. We caught the last train.
5. We slept on the train.
6. a passenger train [=a train that people use for traveling]
7. a commuter train [=a train that people use to get to and from work]
8. an express train [=a train that has very few stops]
9. a subway train [=an underground train]
10. (US) a freight train = (Brit) a goods train [=a train carrying cargo]
11. We traveled by train through Europe.
12. a train [=railroad] station
13. train tracks
14. a train schedule/signal/ticket
15. a train crash = (US) a train wreck
• a group of people, vehicles, or animals that are moving in a line
1. a funeral train
2. a mule train
• an orderly series of events, actions, or ideas
1. a train of events
2. I lost my train of thought [=I forgot what I was thinking about] when you interrupted me.

• a series of moving machine parts (such as gears) for controlling motion
1. There's a problem with the car's drive train.
2. the gear train
• a part of a long dress that trails behind the woman who is wearing it
1. the bride's train
• in an active state or condition
1. a process that had been in train for decades
2. The plans have been set in train. [=set in motion]
• Verb
• to teach (someone) the skills needed to do something (such as a job)
1. He was never formally trained as a chef.
2. I've been trained in first aid.
3. I'm training her to take over my job when I retire.
4. My boss is training me on the new equipment.
5. We need to train more nurses.
6. They are highly trained professionals.
• to be taught the skills needed to do something (such as a job)
1. I'm training to be/become a nurse.
2. I trained at that hospital.
3. He's training as a chef.
• to cause (someone or something) to develop an ability or skill
1. She had to train her mind to think scientifically.
2. You can train yourself to relax.
3. A trained [=practiced] eye can detect the slightest imperfection.
4. Only a trained ear could hear the difference.
• to try to make yourself stronger, faster, or better at doing something before competing in an event or competition
1. The team trains five hours a day.
2. He is training for the Olympics.
• to help (someone) to prepare for an event or competition
1. He trained several generations of track-and-field athletes.
• to teach (an animal) to obey commands
1. She trained her dog to sit.
2. The police use trained dogs to sniff out drugs.
3. The dog was never properly trained. [=taught to obey]
• to make (a plant) grow in a particular direction usually by bending, cutting, or tying it
1. You can train this vine to climb up a wall.
• to aim or point (something) toward something or in a particular direction
1. He trained the flashlight into the hole.
2. We trained our eyes on the horizon. [=we looked toward the horizon]