See Also: Training(medicine)
Training(money)
training(dictionary)
training(dictionary)
weight training(encyclopedia)
training, transfer of(encyclopedia)
Toilet training(health)
Cross training(health)
employee training(encyclopedia)
Youth Training(dictionary)

training (iou)



training noun. LME.
[from TRAIN verb + -ING1.]
The action of TRAIN verb; esp. (a) the act or process of providing or receiving instruction in or for a particular skill, profession, occupation, etc.; (b) the process of developing physical fitness and efficiency by diet and exercise. LME.
Military drill; esp. (Hist.) a public meeting or muster at a stated time for drill of militia and volunteer forces. L16.
Phrases: go into training begin physical training. in training undergoing physical training; physically fit as a result of such training. physical training: see PHYSICAL adjective. Officers Training Corps: see OFFICER noun. out of training no longer undergoing physical training; physically unfit. transfer of training: see TRANSFER noun 2c.
Comb.: training-college a college for training prospective entrants to a particular profession; spec. a college for training teachers (cf. training-school below); training-day a day devoted to training; spec. (Hist.), a stated or legally appointed day for the drilling of militia and volunteer forces; training-school a school in which pupils are trained in a particular profession or occupation; spec. (a) a school for training teachers; (b) N. Amer. a vocational institution for juvenile delinquents; training-ship: on which young people are trained in seamanship; training shoe = TRAINER 3.