Dictionary entry details
• TRAIN (noun)
Meaning:
Public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
train; railroad train
Context example:
express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction
Hypernyms ("train" is a kind of...):
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
Meronyms (members of "train"):
car; railcar; railroad car; railway car (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad)
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)
Domain member category:
standee (someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train))
passenger; rider (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
roll-on roll-off (a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "train"):
subway train (a train that runs in a subway system)
streamliner (a streamlined train)
passenger train (a train that carries passengers)
mail train (a train that carries mail)
hospital train (a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital)
freight train; rattler (a railroad train consisting of freight cars)
car train (a train that transports passengers and their automobiles)
boat train (a train taking passengers to or from a port)
Meaning:
A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
train; string
Context examples:
a string of islands / train of mourners / a train of thought
Hypernyms ("train" is a kind of...):
series (similar things placed in order or happening one after another)
Meaning:
A procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
caravan; wagon train; train
Context examples:
we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels / they joined the wagon train for safety
Hypernyms ("train" is a kind of...):
procession (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation)
Meronyms (members of "train"):
Conestoga; Conestoga wagon; covered wagon; prairie schooner; prairie wagon (a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century)
Meaning:
A series of consequences wrought by an event
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
it led to a train of disasters
Hypernyms ("train" is a kind of...):
aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)
Meaning:
Piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews
Hypernyms ("train" is a kind of...):
piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)
Holonyms ("train" is a part of...):
gown (a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions)
Meaning:
Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gearing; geartrain; power train; gear; train
Context example:
the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
Hypernyms ("train" is a kind of...):
wheelwork (mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "train"):
epicyclic gear train; epicyclic train (a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis)
reduction gear (gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed)
Holonyms ("train" is a part of...):
engine (motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work)
• TRAIN (verb)
Meaning:
Create by training and teaching
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
train; educate; prepare; develop
Context examples:
The old master is training world-class violinists / we develop the leaders for the future
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
instruct; learn; teach (impart skills or knowledge to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "train"):
toilet-train (train (a small child) to use the toilet)
house-train; housebreak (train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house)
drill (train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons)
retrain (teach new skills)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
train; prepare
Context examples:
She is training to be a teacher / He trained as a legal aid
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
learn; read; study; take (be a student of a certain subject)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "train"):
drill (undergo military training or do military exercises)
retrain (train again)
apprentice (be or work as an apprentice)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to somebody
Meaning:
Train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
discipline; condition; train; check
Context examples:
Parents must discipline their children / Is this dog trained?
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "train"):
mortify (practice self-denial of one's body and appetites)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Prepare (someone) for a future role or function
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
groom; train; prepare
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
educate (give an education to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "train"):
dispose; qualify (make fit or prepared)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
civilize; civilise; school; cultivate; educate; train
Context examples:
Cultivate your musical taste / Train your tastebuds / She is well schooled in poetry
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
down; fine-tune; polish; refine (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "train"):
sophisticate (make less natural or innocent)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
take aim; aim; train; direct; take
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "train"):
level (aim at)
charge; level; point (direct into a position for use)
swing (hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement)
turn (direct at someone)
hold (aim, point, or direct)
draw a bead on (aim with a gun)
aim; direct; place; point; target (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
coach; train
Context examples:
He is training our Olympic team / She is coaching the crew
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
instruct; learn; teach (impart skills or knowledge to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
She is training for the Olympics
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
exercise; work out (do physical exercise)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
train the vine
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "train"):
trellis (train on a trellis, as of a vine)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Travel by rail or train
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
rail; train
Context examples:
They railed from Rome to Venice / She trained to Hamburg
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
trail; train
Context examples:
The toddler was trailing his pants / She trained her long scarf behind her
Hypernyms (to "train" is one way to...):
drag (pull, as against a resistance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
