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train
Elongated portion.
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noun
Elongated portion.
Connected sequence of people or things.
verb
To practice an ability.
“She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.”
To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
“You can't train a pig to write poetry.”
To improve one's fitness.
“I trained with weights all winter.”
To proceed in sequence.
To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
“The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.”
To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
“The vine had been trained over the pergola.”
To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).
To draw along; to trail; to drag.
To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
noun
Treachery; deceit.
A trick or stratagem.
A trap for animals; a snare.
A lure; a decoy.
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Example Sentences
She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
You can't train a pig to write poetry.
I trained with weights all winter.
The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
The vine had been trained over the pergola.