■ verb
1》 teach (a person or animal) a skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction.
↘be taught in such a way.
2》 make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet.
3》 ( ~ something on ) point or aim something at.
4》 cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape.
5》 dated go by ~.
6》 archaic entice (someone).
■ noun
1》 a series of railway carriages or wagons moved as a unit by a locomotive or by integral motors.
2》 a number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line.
↘a retinue of attendants accompanying an important person.
3》 a series of connected events or thoughts.
4》 a long piece of trailing material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe.
5》 a series of gears or other connected parts in machinery.
6》 a trail of gunpowder for firing an explosive charge.
Phrases
in ~ in progress.
in the ~ of following behind.
in (or out of ) ~ing undergoing (or no longer undergoing) physical ~ing for a sporting event.
↘physically fit (or unfit) as a result of this.
Derivatives
~ability noun
~able adjective
~ing noun
~load noun
Origin
ME (as a noun in the sense 'delay'): from OFr. ~ (masculine), ~e (fem.), from trahiner (v.), from L. trahere 'pull, draw'.