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Train(medicine)
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train 1, noun(dictionary)

train 2, verb (oh) and wax(6) (iou)


train 2, verb (oh)



2 W2S1 v
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1 ?teach somebody?
2 ?teach an animal?
3 ?prepare for sport?
4 ?aim something?
5 ?develop something?
6 ?plant?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trainer 'to pull, drag', from Vulgar Latin traginare, probably from Latin trahere 'to pull']
?TEACH SOMEBODY?
[I and T] to teach someone the skills of a particular job or activity, or to be taught these skills
-see also Training Training train sb in sth
::All staff will be trained in customer service skills.
train to do sth
::She's Training to be a doctor.
train sb to do sth
::Employees are trained to deal with emergency situations.
train as
::Nadia trained as a singer.
::a highly trained workforce
::Trained staff will be available to deal with your queries.
?TEACH AN ANIMAL?
[T] to teach an animal to do something or to behave correctly
::a well-trained puppy
train sth to do sth
::These dogs are trained to detect drugs.
?PREPARE FOR SPORT?
[I and T] to prepare for a Sports event or tell someone how to prepare for it, especially by exercising
-see also Training Training train for
::Brenda spends two hours a day Training for the marathon.
?AIM SOMETHING?
[T] to aim something such as a gun or camera at someone or something
train sth on/at sb/sth
::She trained her binoculars on the bird.
?DEVELOP SOMETHING?
[T] to develop and improve a natural ability or quality
::You can train your mind to relax.
::To the trained eye the difference between these flowers is obvious (=the difference is clear to someone who has developed skills to notice something) .
?PLANT?
[T] to make a plant grow in a particular direction by bending, cutting, or tying it

wax(6) (iou)



wax verb3 trans. [waks] M19.
[Perh. rel. to WAX verb2.]
Beat (a person) thoroughly; gain victory over, get the better of. US colloq. M19.
Kill, murder. slang. M20.