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Webster 1913 Edition
Train
Train
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Trained
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Training
.] 1.
To draw along; to trail; to drag.
In hollow cube
Training
his devilish enginery. Milton.
2.
To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
[Obs.]
If but a dozen French
Were there in arms, they would be as a call
To
Were there in arms, they would be as a call
To
train
ten thousand English to their side. Shakespeare
O,
train
me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note. Shakespeare
This feast, I’ll gage my life,
Is but a plot to
Is but a plot to
train
you to your ruin. Ford.
3.
To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline;
as, to
train
the militia to the manual exercise; to train
soldiers to the use of arms.Our
trained
bands, which are the trustiest and most proper strength of a free nation. Milton.
The warrior horse here bred he's taught to
train
. Dryden.
4.
To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.
5.
(Hort.)
To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning;
as, to
. train
young treesHe
trained
the young branches to the right hand or to the left. Jeffrey.
6.
(Mining)
To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head.
To train a gun
(Mil. & Naut.)
, to point it at some object either forward or else abaft the beam, that is, not directly on the side.
Totten.
– To train
, or To train up
to educate; to teach; to form by instruction or practice; to bring up.
Train up
a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Prov. xxii. 6.
The first Christians were, by great hardships,
trained up
for glory. Tillotson.
Train
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company.
2.
To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest;
as, to
. train
for a boat raceTrain
,Noun.
1.
That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement.
[Obs.]
“Now to my charms, and to my wily trains.” Milton.
2.
Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare.
Halliwell.
With cunning
trains
him to entrap un wares. Spenser.
3.
That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.
Specifically : –(a)
That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.
(b)
(Mil.)
The after part of a gun carriage; the trail.
(c)
The tail of a bird.
“The train steers their flights, and turns their bodies, like the rudder of ship.” Ray.
4.
A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite.
The king's daughter with a lovely
train
. Addison.
My
train
are men of choice and rarest parts. Shakespeare
5.
A consecution or succession of connected things; a series.
“A train of happy sentiments.” I. Watts.
The
train
of ills our love would draw behind it. Addison.
Rivers now
Stream and perpetual draw their humid
Stream and perpetual draw their humid
train
. Milton.
Other truths require a
train
of ideas placed in order. Locke.
6.
Regular method; process; course; order;
as, things now in a
. train
for settlementIf things were once in this
train
, . . . our duty would take root in our nature. Swift.
7.
The number of beats of a watch in any certain time.
8.
A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like.
9.
A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad; – called also
railroad train
. 10.
A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.
11.
(Rolling Mill)
A roll train;
as, a 12-inch
. train
Roll train
, or
Train of rolls
(Rolling Mill)
, a set of plain or grooved rolls for rolling metal into various forms by a series of consecutive operations.
– Train mile
(Railroads)
, a unit employed in estimating running expenses, etc., being one of the total number of miles run by all the trains of a road, or system of roads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure; – called also
– mile run
. Train of artillery
, any number of cannon, mortars, etc., with the attendants and carriages which follow them into the field.
Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.).
– Train of mechanism
, a series of moving pieces, as wheels and pinions, each of which is follower to that which drives it, and driver to that which follows it.
– Train road
, a slight railway for small cars, – used for construction, or in mining.
– Train tackle
(Naut.)
, a tackle for running guns in and out.
Webster 1828 Edition
Train
TRAIN
,Verb.
T.
1.
To draw along. In hollow cube he train'd
His devilish enginery.
2.
Top draw; to entice; to allure. If but twelve French
Were there in arms, they would be as a call
To train ten thousand English to their side.
3.
To draw by artifice or stratagem. O train me not, sweet mermaid,with thy note.
4.
To draw from act to act by persuasion or promise. We did train him on.
5.
To exercise; to discipline; to teach and form by practice; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms and to tactics. Abram armed his trained servants. Gen.14. The warrior horse here bred he's taught to train.
6.
To break, tame and accustom to draw; as oxen.7.
In gardening, to lead or direct and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape by growth, lopping or pruning; as, to train young trees.8.
In mining, to trace a lode or any mineral appearance to its head.To train or train up, to educate; to teach; to form by instruction or practice; to bring up.
Train up a child in the way he should go,and when he is old he will not depart from it. Prov.22.
The first christians were, by great hardships, trained
up for glory.
TRAIN
,Noun.
Now to my charms,
And to my wily trains.
1.
Something drawn along behind, the end of a gown, &c.; as the train of a gown or robe.2.
The tail of a fowl. The train steers their flight, and turns their bodies, like the rudder of a ship.
3.
A retinue; a number of followers or attendants. My train are men of choice and rarest parts.
The king;s daughter with a lovely train.
4.
A series; a consecution or succession of connected things. Rivers now stream and draw their humid train.
Other truths require a train of ideas placed in order.
--The train of ills our love would draw behind it.
5.
Process; regular method; course. Things are now in a train for settlement. If things were once in this train--our duty would take root in our nature.
6.
A company in order; a procession. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night.
7.
The number of beats which a watch makes in any certain time.8.
A line of gunpowder, laid to lead fire to a charge, or to a quantity intended for execution.Train of artillery, any number of cannon and mortars accompanying an army.
Definition 2025
Tráin
Tráin
See also: train
Faroese
Proper noun
Tráin m
- A male given name.
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Tráin: Tráinsson
- daughter of Tráin: Tráinsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Tráin |
| Accusative | Tráin |
| Dative | Tráini |
| Genitive | Tráins |