A1 (Basic)

dinner

dinner [noun]
US /ˈdɪn.ɚ/ 
UK /ˈdɪn.ər/ 
Example: 

You can ​cook dinner ​tonight because I did it last ​night.

The main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening

dinner - شام
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

You can ​cook dinner ​tonight because I did it last ​night.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

dinner

 noun
the largest meal of the day. You have dinner in the evening, or sometimes in the middle of the day:
What time do you usually have dinner?
What's for dinner?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dinner

dinner S1 W2 /ˈdɪnə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: diner, from diner 'to eat'; ⇨ ↑dine]
1. [uncountable and countable] the main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening:
What time do you usually have dinner?
We’re having fish for dinner tonight.
What's for dinner?
2. [countable] a formal occasion when an evening meal is eaten, often to celebrate something:
the Club’s annual dinner
dog’s dinner at ↑dog1(9), ⇨ more something than you’ve had hot dinners at ↑hot1(30)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
have/eat dinner Why don't you come and have dinner with us?
make/cook dinner I offered to cook dinner.
have something for dinner I thought we might have pasta for dinner tonight.
have somebody for/to dinner We're having a few friends round to dinner.
ask/invite somebody to dinner Let's ask Kate and Mike to dinner.
come for/to dinner Mark is coming over for dinner.
go out for/to dinner (=go and eat in a restaurant) Would you like to go out for dinner on Saturday?
serve dinner (=start giving people food) Dinner is served between 7 and 11 pm in the hotel restaurant.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dinner
a three-course/four-course etc dinner The cost of the hotel includes a three-course dinner.
Sunday/Christmas/Thanksgiving dinner (=a special meal eaten on Sunday etc) We usually have a walk after Christmas dinner.
a romantic dinner (=for two people in a romantic relationship) Clive and Denise were enjoying a romantic dinner for two in a quiet French restaurant.
a candle-lit dinner (=with only candles for lighting) Chris treated his girlfriend to a candle-lit dinner.
a leisurely dinner (=not hurried) I enjoy having a leisurely dinner with some friends at the weekend.
a black-tie dinner (=where people wear special formal clothes) He was invited to a black-tie dinner at one of the Oxford colleges.
a slap-up dinner British English informal (=with a lot of good food) Mum always makes a slap-up dinner for me when I go home.
school dinners British English (=meals provided at school in the middle of the day) School dinners are served in the canteen.
TV dinners (=meals that you eat while watching TV) TV dinners in aluminium containers can be found in the freezer departments of many supermarkets.
■ dinner + NOUN
a dinner party (=when someone's friends are invited for a special evening meal) We are having a dinner party on Saturday.
a dinner guest The dinner guests began arriving at about seven o'clock.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of meal
breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: a three-course meal
 

dinner table

ˈdinner ˌtable BrE AmE noun
the dinner table
a) an occasion when people are eating dinner together:
It wasn’t a very suitable conversation for the dinner table.
b) the table at which people eat dinner
⇨ ↑dining table
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dinner

din·ner [dinner dinners]   [ˈdɪnə(r)]    [ˈdɪnər]  noun
1. uncountable, countable the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening
It's time for dinner.
When do you have dinner?
What time do you serve dinner?
Let's invite them to dinner tomorrow.
What shall we have for dinner tonight?
It's your turn to cook dinner.
She didn't eat much dinner.
I never eat a big dinner.
Christmas dinner
a three-course dinner
I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight.

(BrE) school dinners (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day)

2. countable a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten
The club's annual dinner will be held on 3 June.
see also  dinner party
more at a dog's breakfast/dinner at  dog  n.
Idiom: done like a dinner  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French disner (infinitive used as a noun), probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’.  
Culture:
meals
Americans and British people generally eat three meals a day though the names vary according to people’s lifestyles and where they live.
The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, cereal, bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast and marmalade, and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a pastry on their way to work.
The traditional American breakfast includes eggs, some kind of meat and toast. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or ‘sunny side up’, or boiled, poached or in an omelette (= beaten together and fried). The meat may be bacon or sausage. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant. On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including pancakes and waffles (= types of cooked batter) that are eaten with butter and maple syrup.
Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only sandwiches. Some people also refer to the midday meal as dinner. Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called the lunch hour, and many also go shopping. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of roast meat and vegetables and a sweet course. In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a half-hour break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss business.
The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called supper, tea or dinner. It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by a sweet course. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain especially when the evening meal is eaten early. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’. In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around 6 or 6.30 p.m. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.
Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee at mid-morning, often called coffee time or the coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called elevenses. In the afternoon many British people have a tea break. Some hotels serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday/vacation people sometimes have a cream tea of scones, jam and cream. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (AmE cookies) or crisps (AmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school. 
Thesaurus:
dinner noun U, C
They invited us to dinner.
lunchsuppermealbanquetfeast|BrE tea|formal luncheon
have/invite sb for/to dinner/lunch/supper/a meal/banquet/feast/tea/luncheon
eat/serve dinner/lunch/supper/a meal/tea/luncheon
get dinner/lunch/supper/tea/a meal
Which word? A main or formal meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner. Lunch is eaten in the middle of the day; in Britain some people call this dinner if it is the main meal of the day. Tea is usually a light afternoon meal with a cup of tea, but it can also refer to an evening meal, especially one for children. Supper is an informal evening meal or a light meal before bedtime.  
Collocations:
Restaurants
Eating out
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
have a meal with sb
make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six
ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
wait to be seated
show sb to their table
sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list
open/read/study/peruse the menu
the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
taste/sample/try the wine
the waiter takes your order
order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty
serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
complain about the food/the service/your meal
enjoy your meal
Paying
pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check
pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal
service is (not) included
give sb/leave (sb) a tip 
More About:
meals
People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from.
A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called lunch. If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called dinner in BrE, especially in the north of the country.
A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed.
In BrE, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea: a cream tea. It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children: What time do the kids have their tea?
As a general rule, if dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper. If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the meal in the evening dinner.
Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves. 
Example Bank:
A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.
A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier.
Are we expected to dress for dinner?
I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.
My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner
The club's annual dinner is this week.
The extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies.
The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner.
The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types.
There was never much conversation at the dinner table in my family.
They invited three couples to a dinner party at their house.
We attended the formal reunion dinner.
We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after.
We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research.
a bone-china dinner service
the society's annual dinner dance
Have you had dinner yet?
I used to hate school dinners.
I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight.
It's time for dinner.
It's your turn to get dinner.
Let's invite them to dinner.
She didn't eat much dinner.
The club's annual dinner will be held on the 4th of June.

The evening includes a three-course dinner with wine.

dinner table

ˈdinner table f91 [dinner table dinner tables]       noun (often the dinner table) usually singular
the table at which people are eating dinner; an occasion when people are eating together
conversation at the dinner table
The dinner table was laden with crystal and silver.

compare  dining table

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

dinner / ˈdɪn.ə r /   / -ɚ / noun

A1 [ C or U ] the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening but sometimes, in Britain, the meal eaten in the middle of the day:

We were just having (our) dinner.

We had some friends round for dinner on Saturday.

a romantic candlelit dinner

→  Compare lunch noun

[ C usually singular ] a formal social occasion in the evening at which a meal is served:

They held a dinner to celebrate his retirement.

a charity/society dinner

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dinner

/dɪnə(r)/
(dinners)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually served in the early part of the evening.
She invited us to her house for dinner...
Would you like to stay and have dinner?...
N-VAR
see also TV dinner

2.
Any meal you eat in the middle of the day can be referred to as dinner.
N-VAR

3.
A dinner is a formal social event at which a meal is served. It is held in the evening.
...a series of official lunches and dinners...
N-COUNT
 

dinner table

also dinner-table
(dinner tables)

You can refer to a table as the dinner table when it is being used for dinner. (BRIT)
Sam was left at the dinner table with Peg.

N-COUNT: usu sing, usu the/poss N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

dinner

din·ner /ˈdɪnɚ/ noun, pl -ners
1 : the main meal of the day

[count]

• We had many pleasant dinners together.
• a steak/lobster dinner

[noncount]

• What's for dinner?
• They had dinner early.
• We're planning to ask them to dinner soon.
Dinner is served. [=dinner is ready; it's time to come to the table for dinner]
- often used before another noun
dinner guests
dinner rolls
• an enjoyable dinner companion
• My new boyfriend and I had a dinner date [=a date to eat dinner together] last night.
• She hosted a dinner party [=a party at which dinner is served] at her apartment.
• the dinner table [=the table where people eat dinner]
✦To go out to dinner is to have dinner at a restaurant.
• We haven't gone out to dinner in weeks.
• He took her out to dinner several times.

usage Most Americans have dinner in the evening, although if the main meal of the day is served in the afternoon it is also referred to as dinner. When referring to the evening meal, dinner and supper are basically synonyms in U.S. English. Dinner is a somewhat more formal word than supper and it tends to describe a somewhat more formal meal.

2 [count] : a usually large formal event at which dinner is eaten
• Two hundred people attended his retirement dinner.
• the club's annual dinner [=banquet]
• an awards dinner [=a dinner at which awards are given]
3 [count] : a cooked and packaged meal that usually only needs to be heated before it is eaten
• a frozen dinner
- see also tv dinner

cook

cook [verb]
US /kʊk/ 
UK /kʊk/ 
Example: 

Do you ​prefer cooking with ​electricity or ​gas?

To prepare food for eating by using heat

cook - آشپزی کردن
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Do you ​prefer cooking with ​electricity or ​gas?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

cook

 noun
a person who cooks:
She works as a cook in a big hotel.
He is a good cook.

 verb (cooks, cooking, cooked )
to make food ready to eat by heating it:
My father cooked the dinner.
I am learning to cook.

>> cooked adjective:
cooked chicken

word building
There are many ways to cook food. You can bake bread and cakes and you can roast meat in an oven. You can boil vegetables in a saucepan. You can fry fish, eggs, etc. in a frying pan.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Cook

I. Cook, Captain James BrE AmE
(1728–79) a British sailor and ↑explorer who sailed to Australia and New Zealand, and claimed the eastern coast of Australia for Britain. He also discovered several islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, where he was killed.
II. Cook, Peter BrE AmE
(1937–95) a British ↑comedian, who had a great influence on British ↑comedy and who is known especially for making humorous television programmes with Dudley Moore, with whom he first appeared in Beyond the Fringe when they were both at university. He also owned the humorous magazine Private Eye.
III. Cook, Robin BrE AmE
(1946–2005) a British politician in the Labour Party, who was Foreign Secretary (=the minister in charge of the UK's relations with other countries) from 1997 to 2001. He was leader of the House of Commons from 2001 to 2003 until he ↑resigned because he did not support the government's decision to go to war with Iraq.
 

cook

I. cook1 S1 W3 /kʊk/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑cook, ↑cooker, ↑cookery, ↑cooking; adjective: cooked ≠ ↑uncooked, overcooked ≠ UNDERCOOKED, ↑cooking; verb: ↑cook, ↑overcook ≠ UNDERCOOK]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to prepare food for eating by using heat:
Where did you learn to cook?
Cook the sauce over a low heat for ten minutes.
cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc
I’m usually too tired to cook an evening meal.
cook something for supper/lunch/dinner etc
He was cooking rice for supper.
cook somebody something
She cooked them all a good dinner every night.
cook (something) for somebody
I promised I’d cook for them.
slices of cooked ham
a cooked breakfast
2. [intransitive] to be prepared for eating by using heat:
He could smell something delicious cooking.
Hamburgers were cooking in the kitchen.
3. cook the books to dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or give people false information:
The Government was cooking the books and misleading the public.
4. be cooking informal to be being planned in a secret way:
They’ve got something cooking, and I don’t think I like it.
5. be cooking (with gas) spoken used to say that someone is doing something very well:
The band’s really cooking tonight.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ nouns
cook a meal Shall I cook the meal tonight?
cook breakfast/lunch/dinner Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
cook food The book also gives advice on healthy ways of cooking food.
cook rice/pasta/sausages etc Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes.
■ adverbs
cook something gently/slowly (=on a low heat) Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes.
cook something well/thoroughly (=until it has definitely cooked for a long enough time) Beans should always be cooked well.
be cooked through (=in the middle as well as on the outside) Fry the fish until golden and cooked through.
cook something evenly (=until all of it is equally well cooked ) Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.
■ phrases
be cooked to perfection (=be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect) All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ to cook something
cook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat: I offered to cook a meal for her. | Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.
make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready: John was making dinner. | I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.
prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make: The children helped to prepare the evening meal. | The dish takes a long time to prepare.
rustle up /ˈrʌsəl/ informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available: She soon rustled up a tasty soup.
fix especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly: Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?
do British English informal to make a particular type of food: I could do you an omelette. | I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.
■ ways of cooking something
bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: Roast the potatoes for an hour.
fry to cook food in hot oil: She was frying some mushrooms.
stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: Sauté the potatoes in butter.
grill to cook food over or under strong heat: grilled fish
broil American English to cook food under heat: broiled fish
boil to cook something in very hot water: He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
steam to cook vegetables over hot water: Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: poached salmon
toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: toasted muffins
barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: The beans can be microwaved.
cook something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. to prepare food, especially quickly:
Every night he cooked up a big casserole.
2. informal to invent an excuse, reason, plan etc, especially one that is slightly dishonest or unlikely to work:
the plan that Graham and Dempster had cooked up
II. cook2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑cook, ↑cooker, ↑cookery, ↑cooking; adjective: cooked ≠ ↑uncooked, overcooked ≠ UNDERCOOKED, ↑cooking; verb: ↑cook, ↑overcook ≠ UNDERCOOK]
[Language: Old English; Origin: coc, from Latin coquus, from coquere 'to cook']
1. someone who prepares and cooks food as their job SYN chef:
He works as a cook in a local restaurant.
2. be a good/wonderful/terrible etc cook to be good or bad at preparing and cooking food
3. too many cooks (spoil the broth) used when you think there are too many people trying to do the same job at the same time, so that the job is not done well
chief cook and bottle-washer at ↑chief1(3)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cook

cook [cook cooks cooked cooking] verb, noun   [kʊk]    [kʊk] 

 

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking or frying it
Where did you learn to cook?
~ sth What's the best way to cook trout?
Who's going to cook supper?
Add the onion and cook for three minutes.
• He cooked lunch for me.

~ sb sth He cooked me lunch.

2. intransitive (of food) to be prepared by boiling, baking, frying, etc

• While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce.

3. intransitive be cooking (informal) to be planned secretly
Everyone is being very secretive— there's something cooking.
 
Word Origin:
Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus.  
Thesaurus:
cook verb T, I
There are various ways to cook fish.
makebakeroasttoastfrygrillbarbecue|AmE broil|especially AmE fix|especially spoken get|especially written prepare
cook/make/fix/get/prepare breakfast/lunch/dinner
cook/roast/fry/grill/barbecue/broil/prepare chicken
cook/bake/roast/fry potatoes  
Collocations:
Cooking
Preparing
prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
Cooking
heat the oil in a frying pan
preheat/heat the oven/(BrE) the grill/(NAmE) the broiler
bring to (BrE) the boil/(NAmE) a boil
stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
reduce the heat
simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
brown the meat for 8-20 minutes
drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
Ways of cooking
cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially NAmE) cookies/(BrE) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
toast bread/nuts
microwave food/popcorn/(BrE) a ready meal
Serving
serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
dress/toss a salad
dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper 
Example Bank:
Ensure that the meat is cooked through.
I'll cook you a special meal for your birthday.
Make sure you cook the meat well.
The vegetables were cooked perfectly.
Turn the fish over so that it cooks evenly.
the smell of freshly cooked bacon
What's the best way to cook trout?
Who's going to cook supper?
Idioms: cook somebody's goose  cook the books  cooking with gas  too many cooks spoil the broth

Derived: cook something up 

noun
a person who cooks food or whose job is cooking
John is a very good cook (= he cooks well).
Who was the cook (= who cooked the food)?
She was employed as a cook in a hotel.
compare  chef  
Word Origin:
Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus.  
Example Bank:
He's a very good cook.
• She wants to become a professional cook.

• easy recipes for home cooks

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cook

cook (CHANGE) /kʊk/
verb [T] INFORMAL
to change evidence, written facts or records in order to deceive people

cook (HEAT) /kʊk/
verb [I or T]
When you cook food, you prepare it to be eaten by heating it in a particular way, such as baking or boiling, and when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to eat:
I don't cook meat very often.
[+ two objects] He cooked us an enormous meal./He cooked an enormous meal for us.
Let the fish cook for half an hour before you add the wine.

cook /kʊk/
noun [C]
someone who prepares and cooks food:
She's a wonderful cook.

cooked /kʊkt/
adjective
not raw:
cooked meat/vegetables
Is that cake cooked properly in the middle?

cooker /ˈkʊk.əʳ/ US /-ɚ/
noun [C]
1 MAINLY UK (US stove) a large box-shaped device which is used to cook and heat food either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top:
a gas/electric cooker

2 UK INFORMAL a cooking apple

cookery /ˈkʊk.ər.i/ US /-ɚ-/
noun [U] UK
the skill or activity of preparing and cooking food:
cookery classes
cookery books

cooking /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/
noun [U]
preparing or cooking food:
My mother always hated cooking.
Who does the cooking in your house?
I love my dad's cooking (= the food that he cooks).

cooking /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/
adjective [before noun]
suitable for cooking with:
cooking apples
cooking oil

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

cook

/kʊk/
(cooks, cooking, cooked)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
I have to go and cook the dinner...
Chefs at the St James Court restaurant have cooked for the Queen...
We’ll cook them a nice Italian meal.
VERB: V n, V, V n n
cook‧ing
Her hobbies include music, dancing, sport and cooking.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
When you cook food, or when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to be eaten.
...some basic instructions on how to cook a turkey...
Let the vegetables cook gently for about 10 minutes...
Drain the pasta as soon as it is cooked.
VERB: V n, V, V-ed

3.
A cook is a person whose job is to prepare and cook food, especially in someone’s home or in an institution.
They had a butler, a cook, and a maid.
= chef
N-COUNT

4.
If you say that someone is a good cook, you mean they are good at preparing and cooking food.
N-COUNT: adj N

5.
If you say that someone has cooked the books, you mean that they have changed figures or a written record in order to deceive people. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects

6.
see also cooking
 

cook up
1.
If someone cooks up a dishonest scheme, they plan it. (INFORMAL)
He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

2.
If someone cooks up an explanation or a story, they make it up. (INFORMAL)
She’ll cook up a convincing explanation.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

late

late [adjective] (AFTER EXPECTED TIME)
US /leɪt/ 
UK /leɪt/ 
Example: 

The plane is two hours late.

Arriving, happening, or done after the time that was expected, agreed, or arranged

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

The plane is two hours late.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

late

 adjective, adverb (later, latest)

1 near the end of a time:
They arrived in the late afternoon.
She's in her late twenties (= between the age of 25 and 29).
 opposite early

2 after the usual or right time:
I went to bed late last night.
I was late for school today (= I arrived late).
My train was late.
 opposite early

3 no longer alive; dead:
Her late husband was a doctor.

a late night an evening when you go to bed later than usual

at the latest no later than a time or a date:
Please be here by twelve o'clock at the latest.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

late

I. late1 S1 W1 /leɪt/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative later, superlative latest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: læt]
1. AFTER EXPECTED TIME arriving, happening, or done after the time that was expected, agreed, or arranged OPP early:
Sorry I’m late – I overslept.
ten minutes/two hours etc late
You’re half an hour late.
The train was even later than usual.
We apologize for the late departure of flight AZ709.
There are penalties if loan repayments are late.
late for
Cheryl was late for school.
late with
We’ve never been late with the rent.
2. NEAR THE END [only before noun] used to refer to the part near the end of a period of time OPP early:
a late eighteenth century building
Paul’s in his late forties.
in the late 1980s
By late afternoon, she had done 10 drawings.
3. be too late to arrive or do something after the time when something could or should have been done:
He shouted a warning but it was too late.
too late to do something
Are we too late to get tickets?
It was too late to turn back.
4. AFTER USUAL TIME happening or done after the usual or normal time:
a late breakfast
The harvest was late this year because of the rain.
She looked tired – too many late nights (=nights when she went to bed after the normal time).
5. EVENING near the end of a day:
the late movie
It’s late – I’d better go home.
6. DEAD [only before noun] dead
late husband/wife
Mrs. Moore’s late husband
7. late developer/bloomer
a) a child who develops socially, emotionally, or physically at a later age than other children
b) someone who does not become successful until they are older
8. it’s (a little/bit) late in the day (to do something) used to show disapproval because someone has done something too late:
It’s a bit late in the day to start having objections.
9. late of something formal used about someone who has died fairly recently:
Billy Hicks, late of this parish
—lateness noun [uncountable]:
penalties for lateness at work
despite the lateness of the hour
• • •
THESAURUS
late arriving or happening after the time that was expected or arranged: Sorry I’m late. | The bus was late. | Spring seems to be very late this year.
not on time not arriving or doing something at the time that was expected or arranged: He never hands his homework in on time. | If we don’t leave on time, we’ll miss the flight.
overdue not done or happening by the expected time – used especially about payments that are late or library books that should have been returned: Your rent is three weeks overdue. | I had to pay a £3 fine on some overdue library books.
be behind with something British English, be behind on something American English to be late in doing something that you have to do: I can’t come out because I’m behind with my English essay.
be held up to be made late for a meeting, appointment etc by something that happens, especially by bad traffic: I was held up by a traffic jam.
be delayed to be prevented from arriving, leaving, or happening at the expected time – often used about public transport: The flight was delayed by bad weather.
belated /bɪˈleɪtəd, bɪˈleɪtɪd/ given or done late – used especially about something that someone has forgotten or failed to do: a belated birthday card | I’m still hoping for a belated apology from him.
tardy especially American English formal arriving or happening late: a habitually tardy person | a tardy decision
be in arrears /əˈrɪəz $ əˈrɪrz/ formal to have not made one or more regular payments at the time when you should: One in eight mortgage payers are in arrears.
II. late2 S2 W3 BrE AmE adverb (comparative later, superlative no superlative)
1. after the usual time:
The stores are open later on Thursdays.
Ellen has to work late tonight.
Can you stay late?
2. after the arranged or expected time OPP early
ten minutes/two hours etc late
The bus came ten minutes late.
3. too late after the time when something could or should have been done:
The advice came too late.
4. near to the end of a period of time or an event
late in
The wedding took place late in May.
It was not a place to walk in late at night.
5. as late as something used to express surprise that something considered old-fashioned was still happening so recently:
Capital punishment was still used in Britain as late as the 1950s.
6. of late formal recently:
Birth rates have gone down of late.
7. late in life if you do something late in life, you do it at an older age than most people do it
8. better late than never used to say that you are glad someone has done something, or to say that they should do something even though they are late
run late at ↑run1(39)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

late

late [late later latest] adjective, adverb   [leɪt]    [leɪt] 

 

adjective (later, lat·est)
1. only before noun near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc
in the late afternoon
in late summer
She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29).
In later life he started playing golf.
The school was built in the late 1970s.
a late Victorian house
his late plays
a late goal
• The concert was cancelled at a very late stage.

Opp:  early

2. not usually before noun arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time
I'm sorry I'm late.
She's late for work every day.
My flight was an hour late.
We apologize for the late arrival of this train.
Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year.
Interest will be charged for late payment.
Here is a late news flash.
• Some children are very late developers.

Opp:  early

3. near the end of the day
Let's go home— it's getting late.
Look at the time— it's much later than I thought.
What are you doing up at this late hour?
What is the latest time I can have an appointment?
I've had too many late nights recently (= when I've gone to bed very late).

Opp:  early

4. only before noun (formal) (of a person) no longer alive
her late husband
the late Paul Newman
see also  later, latest  
Word Origin:
Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let.  
Thesaurus:
late adj. not usually before noun
My flight was an hour late.
overdueslow|written belated
Opp: early, Opp: on time, Opp: punctual
late/overdue for sth
late/slow in doing sth
two weeks/a year late/overdue 
Example Bank:
He was now three weeks late with his rent.
I don't know what the time is, but it feels quite late.
I'm late for work.
It was now late into the night.
It's getting too late to do anything today.
Kevin was fashionably late as always.
The train was 45 minutes late.
You've left it a bit late to start your homework, haven't you?
She spoke of her late husband with passion.
She's late for work every day.
The event was organized in memory of the late Christopher Reeve.
Idioms: better late than never  late in the day  late of …  of late  too late

Derived Word: lateness 

adverb (comparative later, no superlative)
1. after the expected, arranged or usual time
I got up late.
Can I stay up late tonight?
She has to work late tomorrow.
The big stores are open later on Thursdays.
• She married late.

• The birthday card arrived three days late.

2. near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc
late in March/the afternoon
It happened late last year.
As late as (= as recently as) the 1950s, tuberculosis was still a fatal illness.

• He became an author late in life.

3. near the end of the day
There's a good film on late.
Late that evening, there was a knock at the door.
Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day.
They worked late into the night to finish the report.
Opp:  early 
see also  later 
more at an early/a late night at  night, sooner or later at  soon  
Word Origin:
Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let.  
Grammar Point:
late / lately
Late and lately are both adverbs, but late is used with similar meanings to the adjective late, whereas lately can only mean ‘recently’: We arrived two hours late. I haven’t heard from him lately. Lately is usually used with a perfect tense of the verb.

Look also at the idioms be too late (at the adjective) and too late (at the adverb).

of late

of ˈlate idiom
(formal) recently
I haven't seen him of late.
• The situation has become more confusing of late.

Main entry: lateidiom

sooner or later

ˌsooner or ˈlater idiom

at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when

• Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

late / leɪt / adjective , adverb (NEAR THE END)

A1 (happening or being) near the end of a period of time:

It was late at night.

We talked late into the night.

Is that the time? I'd no idea it was so late.

It was late summer when it happened.

It was built in the late 19th century.

He's probably in his late twenties.

As late (= as recently) as the 1980s they were still using horses on this farm.

 

lateness / ˈleɪt.nəs / noun [ U ]

formal the fact of being late:

It was no great surprise that you were tired given the lateness of the hour .

 

late / leɪt / adjective , adverb (AFTER EXPECTED TIME)

A1 (happening or arriving) after the planned, expected, usual, or necessary time:

This train is always late.

You'll be late for your flight if you don't hurry up.

Sorry I'm late. I was held up in the traffic.

It's too late to start complaining now.

We always have a late breakfast on Sunday mornings.

Some late news (= news of something that happened after the news programme started) has just come in - a bomb has exploded in central London.

Our ferry was two hours late because of the strike.

Kathryn's just phoned to say she's working late this evening.

 

 

lateness / ˈleɪt.nəs / noun [ U ]

formal the fact of being late:

It was no great surprise that you were tired given the lateness of the hour .

 

late / leɪt / adjective [ before noun ]

C2 describes someone who has died, especially recently:

She gave her late husband's clothes to charity.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

late

/leɪt/
(later, latest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time.
It was late in the afternoon...
She had to work late at night...
His autobiography was written late in life...
The case is expected to end late next week...
early
ADV: ADV with cl, ADV prep/n

Late is also an adjective.
The talks eventually broke down in late spring...
He was in his late 20s.
...the late 1960s.
ADJ: ADJ n

2.
If it is late, it is near the end of the day or it is past the time that you feel something should have been done.
It was very late and the streets were deserted...
We’ve got to go now. It’s getting late.
ADJ: v-link ADJ
late‧ness
A large crowd had gathered despite the lateness of the hour.
N-UNCOUNT

3.
Late means after the time that was arranged or expected.
Steve arrived late...
The talks began some fifteen minutes late...
We got up late.
ADV: ADV after v, oft amount ADV

Late is also an adjective.
His campaign got off to a late start...
We were a little late...
The train was 40 minutes late...
He’s a half hour late.
ADJ: oft amount ADJ
late‧ness
He apologised for his lateness.
N-UNCOUNT

4.
Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.
We went to bed very late...
He married late.
ADV: ADV after v

Late is also an adjective.
They had a late lunch in a cafe...
He was a very late developer.
ADJ: ADJ n

5.
You use late when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently.
...my late husband.
...the late Mr Parkin.
ADJ: det ADJ

6.
Someone who is late of a particular place or institution lived or worked there until recently. (FORMAL)
...Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue.
...Strobe Talbott, late of Time magazine.
ADJ: v-link ADJ of n

7.
see also later, latest

8.
If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier.
It’s been a long time coming but better late than never.
CONVENTION

9.
If you say that someone is doing something late in the day, you mean that their action or behaviour may not be fully effective because they have waited too long before doing it.
I’d left it all too late in the day to get anywhere with these strategies.
PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl

10.
If an action or event is too late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it.
It was too late to turn back...
We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR with v

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1late /ˈleɪt/ adj lat·er; -est
1 : existing or happening near the end of a period of time
• It happened in late spring.
• His health problems began when he was in his late thirties. [=when he was about 38 or 39 years old]
• The problems began in the late 1930s. [=in about 1938 or 1939]
• a word first recorded in the late 17th century
• It was late (in the evening) when we finally went to bed.
- opposite early; see also later
2 a : coming or happening after the usual, expected, or desired time
• The train is (a half hour) late.
• We had a late spring this year.
• I'm sorry I'm late.
• He made a late payment. = He was late with his payment. = He was late (in) paying.
• Hurry up or we'll be late for school.
• We arrived late because we got/had/made a late start. [=we started at a later time than we had meant to]
• Their warning was too late to help him.
- opposite early
b : doing something after the usual time or before others usually do
• I've always been a late riser.
• a late walker [=a child who learned to walk at a later age than most other children]
- opposite early
3 always used before a noun : living until recently : not now living
• He made a donation to the school in memory of his late wife.
• the late John Smith
born too late
- see born
it's getting late
- used to say that time is passing and especially that evening or late evening is coming
It's getting late so we should probably go home.
late bloomer
- see bloomer
late in the day : after the expected or proper time
• It's rather late in the day for an apology now, don't you think? [=it's late for an apology; you should have apologized sooner]
late night : a night when you stay awake until a late hour
• We're tired today because we had a late night [=stayed up late] last night.
- see also late-night
- late·ness noun [noncount]
• the lateness of the hour
• the lateness of the payment

walk

walk [verb] (MOVE ON FOOT)
US /wɑːk/ 
UK /wɔːk/ 
Example: 

He walks two ​miles to ​work every ​morning.

To move forward by putting one foot in front of the other

walk - پیاده روی
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

He walks two ​miles to ​work every ​morning.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

walk

 noun
a journey on foot:
The beach is a short walk from our house.
I took the dog for a walk.
It was a lovely day so we went for a walk in the park.

 verb (walks, walking, walked )
to move on your legs, but not run:
I usually walk to work.
We walked 20 kilometres today.

walk out to leave suddenly because you are angry:
He walked out of the meeting.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

walk

I. walk1 S1 W1 /wɔːk $ wɒːk/ BrE AmE verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other:
‘How did you get here?’ ‘We walked.’
Doctors said he’d never walk again.
walk into/down/up etc
Carrie walked into the room and sat down in her chair.
He loved walking in the hills.
walk a mile/200 metres/a short distance etc
We must have walked ten miles today.
I walked all the way to San Rafael.
within (easy) walking distance (of something) (=near enough to be able to walk to)
There are plenty of bars and restaurants within walking distance of the hotel.
walking pace (=the speed that you normally walk at)
2. [transitive] to walk somewhere with someone, especially in order to make sure that they are safe or to be polite:
It’s late – I’ll walk you home.
walk somebody to something
Schools are urging parents to walk their children to school.
She walked me to the front gate.
3. [transitive] to take a dog for a walk for exercise:
Grandma’s out walking the dog.
4. [intransitive] British English informal if something has walked, it has disappeared and you think someone may have taken it:
My pen seems to have walked.
5. walk free (also walk American English) to leave a court of law without being punished or sent to prison:
Ferguson walked free after the charges were dropped.
If more evidence isn’t found, Harris will walk.
6. walk it British English spoken
a) to make a journey by walking:
If the last bus has gone, we’ll have to walk it.
b) to succeed or win something easily
7. be walking on air to be feeling extremely happy
8. walk the streets
a) to walk around the streets in a town or city:
It was not safe to walk the streets at night.
b) old-fashioned to be a ↑prostitute
9. walk the beat when a police officer walks the beat, they walk around an area of a town or city in order to make sure nobody is committing a crime
10. walk tall to be proud and confident because you know that you have not done anything wrong
11. walk somebody off their feet British Englishwalk sb’s legs off American English informal to make someone tired by making them walk too far
12. walk the walk to do the things that people expect or think are necessary in a particular situation:
People are motivated by leaders who actually walk the walk. ⇨ talk the talk at ↑talk1(18)
13. walk the plank to be forced to walk along a board laid over the side of the ship until you fall off into the sea, used as a punishment in the past
14. walk on eggshells (also walk on eggs American English) to be very careful about how you behave with someone because they are easily upset or made angry
• • •
THESAURUS
walk to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other: I missed the bus so I decided to walk. | We’ve walked about eight miles today.
wander to walk without any clear purpose or direction: They wandered around the narrow streets of the old city.
stride to walk with long steps in a determined, confident, or angry way: A man in a suit came striding purposefully into the hall. | She strode onto the stage and began to address the audience.
pace to walk first in one direction and then in another many times, especially because you are nervous: Nick was pacing up and down, waiting for the phone to ring.
march to walk quickly with firm regular steps – used especially about soldiers or someone who is angry: The troops marched past with smart uniform and good discipline. | Sheila marched into the office and demanded an apology.
wade to walk through deep water: We had to wade across the river.
stomp to walk putting your feet down very hard, especially because you are angry: She turned and stomped off without looking back.
■ to walk quietly
tiptoe to walk quietly and carefully on your toes because you do not want to make a noise: I tiptoed out trying not to wake the baby.
creep to walk quietly and slowly because you do not want anyone to see or hear you: Stella crept up the stairs, hoping not to wake her parents.
sneak to walk quietly so that no-one notices you, especially because you are doing something you should not do: They sneaked off without paying. | I quickly sneaked out to have a cigarette.
pad to walk quietly without wearing shoes – also used about cats and dogs walking quietly: Michelle got up and padded barefoot down to the kitchen. | The cat padded in, asking for her food.
■ to walk slowly
trudge /trʌdʒ/ to walk in a slow tired way because it is difficult to continue walking, or you do not want to go somewhere: The men trudged along the road, heads bent against the wind. | I’ve spent hours trudging around the shops looking for a present.
plod to walk slowly in a tired way – often used about a horse, donkey etc: The donkey was plodding slowly along under its heavy load. | I plodded on growing thirstier and hungrier.
shuffle to walk very slowly and noisily without lifting your feet off the ground: The old man got up and shuffled to the door.
■ to walk with difficulty
limp to walk with difficulty because one leg hurts, so that you put most of your weight on the other leg: Jake was limping because of the injury to his knee.
stagger to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over, especially because you are drunk or have been injured: They finally staggered back to the hotel at 4 o'clock in the morning. | He hit her and she staggered and fell.
hobble to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because your legs or feet hurt or have been injured: My new shoes were so painful I could only hobble along. | She hobbled out to the car on crutches.
■ to walk for pleasure
take a walk (also go for a walk) to walk somewhere for pleasure: We went for a walk in the park.
stroll (also go for a stroll) to walk in a relaxed way, especially for pleasure: People were strolling along beside the river. | On Sunday, they went for a stroll in the park.
hike (also go hiking) to walk a long way in the mountains or countryside as an activity you enjoy: We’re going hiking in Scotland this summer. | They hiked around the Lake District. | Pat likes doing active things like hiking and horse-riding.
trek (also go trekking) to go for a walk lasting several days or weeks in a faraway place, carrying your clothes with you: I’ve always wanted to go trekking in Nepal. | They trekked up to Everest Base Camp.
walk away phrasal verb
1. to leave a bad or difficult situation, instead of trying to make it better
walk away from
You can’t just walk away from 15 years of marriage!
When the business started to have problems, it was very tempting to walk away.
2. to come out of an accident or very bad situation without being harmed:
Miraculously, both drivers walked away without a scratch.
walk away with something phrasal verb informal
to win something easily:
And the lucky winner will walk away with a prize of £10,000.
walk in on somebody phrasal verb
to go into a room and accidentally interrupt someone who is doing something private that they would not want you to see
walk into something phrasal verb
1. to hit an object accidentally as you are walking along
walk straight/right/bang etc into something
Zeke wasn’t looking and walked straight into a tree.
2. if you walk into an unpleasant situation, you become involved in it without intending to:
He was fairly certain now that he was walking into a trap, and wished he’d come armed.
walk straight/right into something
I walked right into a mob of maybe 50 young white guys.
3. British English if you walk into a job, you get it very easily:
You can’t expect to walk straight into a job.
4. to make yourself look stupid when you could easily have avoided it if you had been more careful
walk straight/right into something
You walked right into that one!
walk off phrasal verb
1. to leave someone by walking away from them, especially in a rude or angry way:
Don’t just walk off when I’m trying to talk to you!
2. walk something ↔ off if you walk off an illness or unpleasant feeling, you go for a walk to make it go away:
Let’s go out – maybe I can walk this headache off.
walk off dinner/a meal etc (=go for a walk so that your stomach feels less full)
3. walk off (the/your etc job) American English to stop working as a protest:
Without new contracts, mine workers will walk off their jobs Thursday.
walk off with something phrasal verb informal
1. to win something easily:
Lottery winners can walk off with a cool £18 million.
2. to steal something or take something that does not belong to you:
Thieves walked off with two million dollars’ worth of jewellery.
walk out phrasal verb
1. to leave a place suddenly, especially because you disapprove of something:
The play was awful and we walked out after half an hour.
walk out of
the issue that led to the US walking out of the trade talks this week
2. to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else:
Her husband walked out, leaving her with three children to look after.
walk out on
Five years later she walked out on Matthew and their two boys.
3. to leave your job suddenly because you no longer want to do it:
We’re so short-staffed. I can’t just walk out.
walk out of
If you can afford to walk out of your job, why not?
4. to stop working as a protest:
Workers are threatening to walk out if an agreement is not reached.
walk out on something phrasal verb
to stop doing something you have agreed to do or that you are responsible for:
‘I never walk out on a deal,’ Dee said.
walk over somebody phrasal verb
to treat someone badly by always making them do what you want them to do:
It’s terrible – she lets her kids just walk all over her.
II. walk2 S2 W2 BrE AmE noun
1. [countable] a journey that you make by walking, especially for exercise or enjoyment:
It’s a long walk. Maybe we should get the bus.
walk to/through/across etc
a walk through the castle grounds
2. [countable] a particular journey that you make by walking, especially one that goes through an interesting or attractive area:
He says he’s going on a long walk tomorrow.
Have you ever done the Three Peaks walk?
coastal/hill etc walk
There is a stunning 10-mile coastal walk from St Andrews to Crail.
3. [countable] an organized event when people walk for pleasure:
Let’s all go on the beach walk.
The local tourist office organises a number of guided walks.
4. [singular] the way someone walks SYN gait:
You can often recognize people by their walk.
5. [singular] when you walk rather than run:
Breathless, she slowed to a walk.
⇨ ↑walk of life, ⇨ sponsored walk at ↑sponsor2(5)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go for a walk Let’s go for a walk on the beach.
take/have a walk She took a walk through the town.
take somebody/a dog for a walk Could you take the dog for a walk?
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + walk
a long walk We went for a long walk in the woods.
a short walk The house is only a short walk from local shops.
a little walk I just felt like a little walk.
a brisk walk A brisk walk will improve your circulation.
an easy walk From here it is an easy walk to the summit.
a five-mile/ten-kilometre etc walk He began the five-mile walk back to town.
a five-minute/two-hour etc walk There’s a good restaurant a five-minute walk away.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'go a walk' or 'make a walk'. Say go for a walk.
• • •
THESAURUS
walk noun [countable] a journey that you make on foot, especially for exercise or enjoyment: I took the dog out for a long walk in the fresh air. | We went for some lovely walks. | Do you fancy going out for a walk?
hike noun [countable] a long walk in the mountains or countryside: We went for a hike in the woods. | There are some good hikes nearby.
stroll noun [singular] a slow, relaxed walk: Let’s take a stroll in the park. | We went for a stroll along the river.
wander British English a short relaxed walk, especially to look around a place: We had a wander round the town and then went to the beach.
trek noun [singular] used when talking about a long walk in the mountains, countryside etc which lasts for several days and which you do for pleasure. Also used about a long tiring walk somewhere, which you do not want to have to do : They went on a three week trek in the Atlas Mountains. | We then had a long trek back to our hotel with all our luggage.
slog [singular] a long, tiring, and unpleasant walk, which continues for several hours: It was a dreary slog over bleak and windswept hills.
march noun [countable] an occasion when a group of people walk somewhere together, in order to protest about something: Demonstrators are planning a march through the capital. | a peace march
 

walk out

walk out phrasal verb (see also ↑walk)
1. to leave a place suddenly, especially because you disapprove of something:
The play was awful and we walked out after half an hour.
walk out of
the issue that led to the US walking out of the trade talks this week
2. to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else:
Her husband walked out, leaving her with three children to look after.
walk out on
Five years later she walked out on Matthew and their two boys.
3. to leave your job suddenly because you no longer want to do it:
We’re so short-staffed. I can’t just walk out.
walk out of
If you can afford to walk out of your job, why not?
4. to stop working as a protest:
Workers are threatening to walk out if an agreement is not reached.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

walk

walk [walk walks walked walking] verb, noun   [wɔːk]   [wɔːk] 

 

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to move or go somewhere by putting one foot in front of the other on the ground, but without running
The baby is just learning to walk.
‘How did you get here?’ ‘I walked.’
+ adv./prep. He walked slowly away from her.
The door opened and Jo walked in.
She missed the bus and had to walk home.
The school is within easy walking distance of the train station.

~ sth Children here walk several miles to school.

2. (also go walking) (both especially BrE) intransitive, transitive to spend time walking for pleasure
(+ adv./prep.) We're going walking in the mountains this summer.
• I walked across Scotland with a friend.

~ sth They love walking the moors.

3. transitive ~ sb + adv./prep. to go somewhere with sb on foot, especially in order to make sure they get there safely

• He always walked her home.

4. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to take an animal for a walk; to make an animal walk somewhere
• They walk their dogs every day.

• She walked the horse around the ring.

5. intransitive (informal) to disappear; to be taken away

• Lock up any valuables. Things tend to walk here (= be stolen).

6. intransitive (literary) (of a ghost) to appear
more at float/walk on air at  air  n., go/walk down the aisle at  aisle, walk/tread a fine/thin line at  line  n., a trip/walk down memory lane at  memory lane, be skating/walking on thin ice at  thin  adj., tread/walk a tightrope at  tightrope 
 
Word Origin:
Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about’, and specifically ‘go about on foot’, arose in Middle English.  
Synonyms:
take
lead escort drive show walk guide usher direct
These words all mean to go with sb from one place to another.
taketo go with sb from one place to another, for example in order to show them sth or to show them the way to a place: It's too far to walk— I'll take you by car.
leadto go with or go in front of sb in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction: Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
escortto go with sb in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way: The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.
driveto take sb somewhere in a car, taxi, etc: My mother drove us to the airport.
showto take sb to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route: The attendant showed us to our seats.
walkto go somewhere with sb on foot, especially in order to make sure that they get there safely; to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk or make an animal walk somewhere: He always walked her home. Have you walked the dog yet today?
guideto show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well: She guided us through the busy streets. We were guided around the museums.
usher(rather formal) to politely take or show sb where they should go, especially within a building: She ushered her guests to their seats.
direct(rather formal) to tell or show sb how to get somewhere or where to go: A young woman directed them to the station.
to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide/usher/direct sb to/out of/into sth
to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide sb around/round
to take/lead/escort/drive/walk sb home
to take/lead/escort/guide sb to safety
to lead/show the way  
Vocabulary Building:
Ways of walking
creep He could hear someone creeping around downstairs.
limp One player limped off the field with a twisted ankle.
pace I found him in the corridor nervously pacing up and down.
pad She spent the morning padding about the house in her slippers.
plod They wearily plodded home through the rain.
shuffle The queue gradually shuffled forward.
stagger They staggered out of the pub, completely drunk.
stomp She stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
stroll Families were strolling around the park.
tiptoe They tiptoed upstairs so they wouldn’t wake the baby.
trudge We trudged up the hill.  
Example Bank:
Due to his illness, he can no longer walk unaided.
For our holiday we went walking in the Lake District.
He walked home from school.
I got up and walked calmly out into the early evening.
Jake was walking some way ahead.
She had no sandals and walked barefoot.
She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door.
The couple walked hand in hand along the beach.
We went walking by the waterfront.
When she walked onstage, the audience started screaming.
humans' ability to walk upright
‘How did you get here?’ ‘I walked’.
A couple were walking hand in hand along the path.
Have you ever walked the Pennine Way?
He walked straight past me when I called.
He walked the pony up and down the yard.
How long does it talk them to walk to school?
I had to walk all the way home.
I walked him to the corner of the street.
She walks the dog every day at about two o'clock.
The hotel is within easy walking distance of the beach.
They walked barefoot through the cool grass.
Try walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
Walking in the countryside can be a great form of exercise.
We're going walking in the mountains this summer.
Women have to walk several miles each day to get water.
Idioms: run before you can walk  walk free  walk in the park  walk it  walk of life  walk off the job  walk somebody off their feet  walk tall  walk the beat  walk the plank  walk the streets  walk the walk

Derived: walk away  walk away with something  walk in on somebody  walk into somebody  walk into something  walk off  walk off with something  walk out  walk over somebody  walk somebody through something  walk something off  walk up 

 

noun
1. countable a journey on foot, usually for pleasure or exercise
Let's go for a walk.
I like to have a walk in the evenings.
She's taken the dog for a walk.
He set out on the long walk home.
The office is ten minutes' walk from here.
• a ten-minute walk

• It's only a short walk to the beach.

2. countable a path or route for walking, usually for pleasure; an organized event when people walk for pleasure
a circular walk
• There are some interesting walks in the area.

• a guided walk around the farm

3. singular a way or style of walking; the act or speed of walking rather than running
• I recognized him by his walk.

• The horse slowed to a walk.

4. countable (NAmE) a sidewalk or path 
Word Origin:
Old English wealcan ‘roll, toss’, also ‘wander’, of Germanic origin. The sense ‘move about’, and specifically ‘go about on foot’, arose in Middle English.  
Example Bank:
He has a mincing walk, fast with short steps.
He met her on one of his Sunday afternoon walks.
He's done several long-distance walks for charity.
I had a little walk around to calm my nerves.
It's a five-minute walk from the hotel to the restaurant.
It's a good walk to the town centre, so I usually cycle.
It's a good= fairly long walk to the beach.
She did a silly walk to amuse her friends.
She takes her dog for a walk every evening.
She used to enjoy solitary walks along the cliffs.
She's doing a 200-mile charity walk to raise money for cancer research.
She's doing a 200-mile sponsored walk in aid of cancer research.
The book contains circular walks you can do in half a day.
The doctor advised a brisk walk every day.
The horses set off at a walk.
The walk takes two hours.
The walk takes you past a lot of interesting buildings.
They broke their walk at a pub by the river.
We live just a few minutes' walk from the station.
We took a brief walk around the old quarter.
We went for a long walk after breakfast.
We went on a guided walk of the city in the afternoon.
We went on a ten-mile walk along the coast.
We'll go for a walk before lunch.
the anniversary of the first space walk
He did a funny walk and made the children laugh.
He moved with a slow, hesitant walk.
I recognized her by her walk.
It's only a short walk to the beach.
Let's go for a walk.
She's taken the dog for a walk.
The office is ten minutes' walk from here.
• There are some interesting walks around here.

• You could tell from her walk that she was angry.

walk out

I. ˌwalk ˈout derived
(informal) (of workers) to stop working in order to go on strike
related noun  walkout

Main entry: walkderived

II. ˌwalk ˈout (of sth) derived

 

to leave a meeting, performance, etc. suddenly, especially in order to show your disapproval

• They hinted that they would walk out of the peace talks.

Main entry: walkderived

III. ˌwalk ˈout (on sb) derived

(informal) to suddenly leave sb that you are having a relationship with and that you have a responsibility for
Syn:  desert
• How could she walk out on her kids?

Main entry: walkderived

IV. ˌwalk ˈout (on sth) derived

(informal) to stop doing sth that you have agreed to do before it is completed

• I never walk out on a job half done.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

walk

walk /wɔːk/ US /wɑːk/
verb
1 [I or T] to move along by putting one foot in front of the other, allowing each foot to touch the ground before lifting the next:
I walked home.
A cat was walking along the top of the fence.
He walks two kilometres to work every morning.
See also jaywalk; sleepwalk at sleepwalker.

2 [T] To walk someone to a particular place is to walk with them until they have reached it, usually because you are being friendly or polite, wish to protect them from danger, or to show them the way:
He offered to walk her home/to the station.

3 [T] to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk:
She walks the dog for an hour every afternoon.

4 [T] UK INFORMAL to pass or win something, such as an examination or game, easily:
She'll walk the interview - the job is practically hers already.

5 a walking disaster/encyclopedia, etc. someone who seems to be a human form of disaster/encyclopedia, etc:
You've broken another pair of glasses? - Oh, you're a walking disaster!

walk /wɔːk/ US /wɑːk/
noun
1 [C] a journey that you make by walking, often for enjoyment:
He went for/took a walk around the block, to get some air.
They went on a ten-mile walk to raise money for charity.
Every afternoon she takes her Grandad out for a walk.
See also boardwalk; catwalk; crosswalk; sidewalk; spacewalk.

2 [C] a path or route where people can walk for enjoyment:
Do you know any nice walks around here?

3 [S] a way of walking:
He's got a strange waddling sort of walk.

4 [S] walking speed:
She slowed the horses to a walk.

walker /ˈwɔː.kəʳ/ US /ˈwɑː.kɚ/
noun [C]
1 a person who walks, especially for exercise or enjoyment:
She's a very fast/slow walker.
They've been keen walkers ever since they read about the benefits of exercise.

2 US FOR Zimmer frame

walking /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/ US /ˈwɑː-/
noun [U]
1 the activity of going for a walk, especially for pleasure in the countryside:
We're going walking in Wales for a week.
a pair of walking/hiking boots
a walking stick

2 the sport of fast long-distance walking

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

walk

/wɔ:k/
(walks, walking, walked)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
When you walk, you move forward by putting one foot in front of the other in a regular way.
Rosanna and Forbes walked in silence for some while...
She turned and walked away...
They would stop the car and walk a few steps...
When I was your age I walked five miles to school.
VERB: V, V prep/adv, V n, V n to n

2.
A walk is a journey that you make by walking, usually for pleasure.
I went for a walk...
He often took long walks in the hills.
N-COUNT

3.
A walk of a particular distance is the distance which a person has to walk to get somewhere.
It was only a three-mile walk to Kabul from there...
The church is a short walk from Piazza Dante.
N-SING: supp N, N of n

4.
A walk is a route suitable for walking along for pleasure.
There is a 2 mile coastal walk from Craster to Newton.
N-COUNT

5.
A walk is the action of walking rather than running.
She slowed to a steady walk.
N-SING: a N

6.
Someone’s walk is the way that they walk.
George, despite his great height and gangling walk, was a keen dancer.
N-SING: poss N

7.
If you walk someone somewhere, you walk there with them in order to show politeness or to make sure that they get there safely.
She walked me to my car...
= escort
VERB: V n prep/adv

8.
If you walk your dog, you take it for a walk in order to keep it healthy.
I walk my dog each evening around my local streets.
VERB: V n

9.
to be walking on air: see air
to walk tall: see tall

walk out
1.
If you walk out of a meeting, a performance, or an unpleasant situation, you leave it suddenly, usually in order to show that you are angry or bored.
Several dozen councillors walked out of the meeting in protest...
Mr. Mason walked out during the performance.
PHRASAL VERB: V P of n, V P

2.
If someone walks out on their family or their partner, they leave them suddenly and go to live somewhere else.
Her husband walked out on her...
PHRASAL VERB: V P on n

3.
If workers walk out, they stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves.
Nationwide industrial action began earlier this week, when staff at most banks walked out.
PHRASAL VERB: V P

train

train [noun] (VEHICLE)
US /treɪn/ 
UK /treɪn/ 
Example: 

Did you come by train?

A set of several carriages that are connected to each other and pulled along a railway line by an engine

train - قطار
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Did you come by train?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

train

 verb (trains, training, trained )

1 to teach a person or an animal to do something:
He was trained as a pilot.

2 to make yourself ready for something by studying or doing something a lot:
Ann is training to be a doctor.
She's training for the Olympics.

 noun
a vehicle that is pulled by an engine along a railway line:
I'm going to Bristol by train.
We caught the 7.15 train to Leeds.
You have to change trains at Reading.

word building
You get on and off trains at a station. A goods train or a freight train carries things and a passenger train carries people.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

train

I. train1 S1 W2 /treɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: 'something that is pulled along behind', from trainer; ⇨ ↑train2]

1. RAILWAY a set of several carriages that are connected to each other and pulled along a railway line by an engine
train to
the train to Munich
We went all the way to Inverness by train. ⇨ ↑boat train
2. SERIES a train of something a series of events or actions that are related:
The decision set off a train of events which led to his resignation.
3. train of thought a related series of thoughts that are developing in your mind:
The phone interrupted my train of thought.
I’ve lost my train of thought.
4. bring something in its train formal if an action or event brings something in its train, that thing happens as a result of it:
a decision that brought disaster in its train
5. set something in train British English formal to make a process start happening:
Plans to modernize have been set in train.
6. PEOPLE/ANIMALS a long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles:
a camel train
7. DRESS a part of a long dress that spreads out over the ground behind the person wearing it:
a wedding dress with a long train
8. SERVANTS a group of servants or officers following an important person, especially in the past
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
take/get a train I took the first train home.
catch a train He was in a hurry to catch a train.
go by/travel by train We decided to go by train.
get on/board a train At Stoke, another passenger boarded the train.
get off a train He got off the train at Flushing.
wait for a train She sat on the railway platform for half an hour, waiting for a train.
miss a train (=be too late to get on a train) I just missed the last train.
trains run (=take people from one place to another at fixed times) Trains run from two main London stations, Victoria and Charing Cross, every hour.
a train arrives The train arrived on time.
a train leaves/departs Trains depart from Rugby at half-hourly intervals until 4.00 pm.
a train pulls into/out of a station The train pulled into Euston station and I got off.
a train derails/is derailed (=comes off the rails) Most of the passengers escaped injury when their train was derailed.
■ adjectives/NOUN + train
a freight/goods train a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals
a passenger train a passenger train bound for Geneva
a commuter train (=a train that people going to work use) a crash involving two crowded commuter trains
an express train/a fast train (=one that does not stop at many places) He boarded the express train to London.
a slow train (also a stopping train British English) (=one that stops at a lot of places) We got on the stopping train by mistake and it took hours to get home.
a steam train Railway enthusiasts have the opportunity to take a nostalgic trip on a steam train.
a tube/underground train (=one that runs under London) The condition of many tube trains is a disgrace.
■ train + NOUN
a train journey British English, a train trip American English They were not looking forward to the long train journey.
a train fare How much is the train fare to Derby?
a train driver The train driver apologized for the late departure.
a train crash (also a train wreck American English) Ten people were killed in the train crash.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'go by the train' or 'travel by the train'. Say go by train or travel by train.
II. train2 S1 W2 BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑trainee, ↑trainer, ↑training, ↑retraining; verb: ↑train, ↑retrain; adjective: trained ≠ ↑untrained]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trainer 'to pull, drag', from Vulgar Latin traginare, probably from Latin trahere 'to pull']
1. TEACH SOMEBODY [intransitive and transitive] to teach someone the skills of a particular job or activity, or to be taught these skills ⇨ training
train somebody in something
All staff will be trained in customer service skills.
train to do something
She’s training to be a doctor.
train somebody to do something
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.
2. TEACH AN ANIMAL [transitive] to teach an animal to do something or to behave correctly:
a well-trained puppy
train something to do something
These dogs are trained to detect drugs.
3. PREPARE FOR SPORT [intransitive and transitive] to prepare for a sports event or tell someone how to prepare for it, especially by exercising ⇨ training
train for
Brenda spends two hours a day training for the marathon.
4. AIM SOMETHING [transitive] to aim something such as a gun or camera at someone or something
train something on/at somebody/something
She trained her binoculars on the bird.
5. DEVELOP SOMETHING [transitive] 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).
6. PLANT [transitive] to make a plant grow in a particular direction by bending, cutting, or tying

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

train

train [train trains trained training] noun, verb   [treɪn]    [treɪn] 

noun

1. a railway/railroad engine pulling a number of coaches/cars or trucks, taking people and goods from one place to another
to get on/off a train
I like travelling by train.
a passenger/commuter/goods/freight train
to catch/take/get the train to London
a train journey/driver
You have to change trains at Reading.
• There are regular train services to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

see also  gravy train, road train, wagon train

2. a number of people or animals moving in a line

• a camel train

3. usually singular a series of events or actions that are connected

• His death set in motion a train of events that led to the outbreak of war.

4. the part of a long formal dress that spreads out on the floor behind the person wearing it 
Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘delay’): from Old French train (masculine), traine (feminine), from trahiner (verb), from Latin trahere ‘pull, draw’. Early noun senses were ‘trailing part of a robe’ and ‘retinue’; the latter gave rise to ‘line of travelling people or vehicles’, later ‘a connected series of things’. The early verb sense ‘cause a plant to grow in a desired shape’ was the basis of the sense ‘instruct’.  
Culture:
railways and railroads
The world’s first railway along which passengers travelled on trains pulled by steam locomotives was opened in 1825 between Stockton and Darlington in north-east England. By the early 1900s, when railways reached the height of their popularity, there were about 23 000 miles/37 000 kilometres of railway track. Victorian engineers such as Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed bridges for the railway, and architects designed elaborate station buildings such as St Pancras in London.
The railways played a vital role in Britain’s industrial development during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Later, with the invention of the internal combustion engine (= the type of engine used in cars), road transport became more popular for both goods and passengers. In 1947 regional railway companies were nationalized and became British Rail (later BR), but following the Beeching report in 1963 many lines (= routes) were closed in order to save money. In 1994 the government decided that BR should be returned to private ownership. Tracks and stations were made the responsibility of a company called Railtrack, while trains were once again operated by several companies on a regional basis. People have been encouraged to use trains and other forms of public transport to help reduce fuel consumption and pollution.
The railway network connects all the major towns in Britain, and now, via the Channel Tunnel, links Britain with France and Belgium. Railways are used for both short and long journeys, for commuting to work each day, and for transporting freight. In 2003 more than a billion journeys were made by rail in Britain and rail travel had increased by 36% in ten years. Some routes are now electrified and have high-speed trains. Others still rely on diesel-powered locomotives. Some trains are old, dirty and overcrowded. They also have a reputation for being late, and jokes are often made about the excuses given for delays. These have included ‘leaves on the line’ in autumn, and ‘the wrong kind of snow’. Tickets are quite expensive, although students and old people can get railcards which entitle them to cheaper fares.
Following several major railway accidents and the failure of the Railtrack company in 2002 the government set up Network Rail to be responsible for the railway system used by the train operating companies, private companies which run the trains. These companies provide information about trains to the public through their organization, National Rail.
Most Americans have never been on a train. This is sad because the railroads, as they are generally called in the US, were the means by which the Old West was settled. Passenger trains today mainly serve commuters around large cities. The only major long-distance railway business is done by freight trains (BrE also goods trains).
The first US rail company was the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1828, but its cars (BrE carriages) were pulled by horses. Steam power was used by the 1830s, and the Pullman car was invented in 1856. The Civil War led to the rapid development of railroads, and the nation was connected from east to west in 1869 when the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific joined their tracks in Utah. The 20th century brought more powerful locomotives and huge stations, like Grand Central in New York. The greatest period of US railroads began in the middle of the 19th century and lasted about 100 years. This time has been celebrated with popular songs like I’ve Been Working on the Railroad, Freight Train Blues, John Henry, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Orange Blossom Special and Casey Jones. Trains and railroad workers were also the subjects of many films and novels.
After World War II car ownership greatly increased and people no longer used trains as a means of transport. Union Pacific, once known for its two-level ‘dome lounge cars’ from which passengers could see the scenery, stopped long-distance passenger services in 1971. Amtrak, a company controlled by the government, now runs the California Zephyr, the Texas Eagle and other trains but it is not very successful in attracting passengers.
Some Americans are train buffs and take special steam locomotive trips. Americans also collect model trains, some of which, including the heavy Lionel sets from the 1940s, are now valuable. In Britain old and young alike visit railway museums at e.g. Didcot and York. Trainspotting (= recording the names and registration numbers of locomotives) used to be a popular hobby, especially for boys, but is less common now. 
Example Bank:
Driven to despair, he threw himself under a train.
From Germany they travelled by train to Poland.
From Germany we'll travel by train to Poland.
He was leaving on the early train for Zaragoza.
He was pushed into the path of an oncoming train.
I can't stop now, I have a train to catch.
I got the through train to Manchester.
I lose my train of thought when there are distractions.
I saved up my pocket money to buy an electric train set.
I saved up to buy an electric train set.
I was late and had to run for my train.
I'm going to the station to meet her off the train.
In summer the trains run as often as every ten minutes.
In the train of= following behind the rich and famous came the journalists.
It's quicker by train.
Most trains are running late because of the accident.
She ran alongside the departing train, waving goodbye.
She travels on the same train as you.
She tried to kill herself by jumping off a moving train.
Slowly the train began to move.
The 10.19 train has been cancelled.
The 15.18 Amtrak train to Chicago will be arriving on track 3.
The company plans to run trains on key intercity routes.
The high-speed train travels at 120 mph.
The last train leaves at 00.30.
The next train is due at 9.45.
The next train to arrive at Platform 2 is the 12.30 from Leeds.
The telephone rang and she lost her train of thought.
The train came in and I got on.
The train came towards them.
The train chugged slowly forward.
The train drew into the station.
The train entered the tunnel.
The train headed out of Athens.
The train jolted into motion.
The train now standing at Platform 3 is the 16.50 to Brighton.
The train reached Prague at half past six.
The train terminated in Baltimore.
Unemployment brings greater difficulties in its train.
We didn't want to leave the platform in case the train came.
We had to get up early to make the 6 o'clock train for Florence.
We jumped on the train just as it was about to leave.
What are the times of the return trains?
You'll have to change trains at Cambridge.
a carnival with ghost trains and dodgem cars
a picture of the bullet train speeding past Mount Fuji
a train hauled by a steam locomotive
a train waiting at a signal
an express train bound for Edinburgh
an initial omission which set in motion a train of events leading to the crime
the Paris to Brussels train
the people on the train
the roar of a passing train
the sound of an approaching train
the train from Birmingham to Worcester
the train from Toronto to Calgary
train loads of iron ore
trains between Brindisi and Rome
trains between Cape Town and Pretoria
Idioms: bring something in its train  in somebody's train  set something in train  train of thought

Derived: train something at somebody 

 

verb
1. transitive, intransitive to teach a person or an animal the skills for a particular job or activity; to be taught in this way
~ sb/sth badly trained staff
~ sb/sth to do sth They train dogs to sniff out drugs.
~ (sb) (as/in/for sth) He trained as a teacher before becoming an actor.
• All members of the team have trained in first aid.

~ to do/be sth Sue is training to be a doctor.

2. intransitive, transitive to prepare yourself/sb for a particular activity, especially a sport, by doing a lot of exercise; to prepare a person or an animal in this way
~ (for/in sth) athletes training for the Olympics
I train in the gym for two hours a day.
~ sb/sth (for/in sth) She trains horses.

• He trains the Olympic team.

3. transitive to develop a natural ability or quality so that it improves
~ sth An expert with a trained eye will spot the difference immediately.

~ sth to do sth You can train your mind to think positively.

4. transitive ~ sth (around/along/up, etc.) to make a plant grow in a particular direction
Roses had been trained around the door.
Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘delay’): from Old French train (masculine), traine (feminine), from trahiner (verb), from Latin trahere ‘pull, draw’. Early noun senses were ‘trailing part of a robe’ and ‘retinue’; the latter gave rise to ‘line of travelling people or vehicles’, later ‘a connected series of things’. The early verb sense ‘cause a plant to grow in a desired shape’ was the basis of the sense ‘instruct’.  
Example Bank:
He's been training seriously for over a year now.
The team is training hard for the big match.
All members of the team have been trained in first aid.
• I was impressed by the well trained staff.

• We watched the athletes training for the Olympics.

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

train

train (PART OF DRESS) /treɪn/
noun [C]
the part of a long dress that spreads out onto the floor behind:
an elaborate wedding dress with a long train

 

train (SERIES) /treɪn/
noun
1 train of thought/events a series of connected thoughts or events:
What amazing train of thought led you from Napoleon to global warming?
The book describes the train of events that led up to the assassination.

2 [C] a line of animals, people or things moving along together:
a wagon train
a mule/camel train

train (DIRECT GROWTH) /treɪn/
verb [T]
to direct the growth of a plant in a particular direction by cutting it and tying it:
The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.

 

train (AIM) /treɪn/
verb [T usually + adverb or preposition] FORMAL
to aim or point a gun, camera, light, etc. at someone or something:
With five guns suddenly trained on him, he was understandably nervous.

train (PREPARE) /treɪn/
verb [I or T]
to prepare or be prepared for a job, activity or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise:
She trained as a pilot.
[+ to infinitive] Isn't Michael training to be a lawyer?
[R + to infinitive] I've had to train myself to be more assertive at work.
She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.
HUMOROUS I'm trying to train my boyfriend to do the occasional bit of housework.

trained /treɪnd/
adjective
I didn't realize Philippa was a trained nurse.
Are you trained in the use of this equipment?
HUMOROUS "Did I hear you say your children cleared up after the party?" "Oh yes, I've got them well-trained!"

trainee /ˌtreɪˈniː/
noun [C]
a person who is learning and practising the skills of a particular job:
a trainee dentist/electrician

trainer /ˈtreɪ.nəʳ/ US /-nɚ/
noun [C]
a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity or sport:
They showed pictures of the horse and its trainer (= the person who prepared it for its races).
A lot of wealthy people have their own personal trainer (= a person they employ to help them exercise).
See also trainer.

training /ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/
noun [U]
the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity:
a training course
a teacher-training college
New staff have/receive a week's training in how to use the computers.

train (VEHICLE) /treɪn/
noun [C]
a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or wheeled containers for carrying goods:
a goods/freight/passenger train
the train to/from Bristol
a train journey/station
Did you come by train?
She caught/took the train to Edinburgh.
Hurry up, or we'll miss (= arrive too late for) the train.

 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

train
I. NOUN USES

/treɪn/

(trains)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to another.
The train pulled into a station...
We can catch the early morning train...
He arrived in Shenyang by train yesterday.
N-COUNT: also by N
2.
A train of vehicles, people, or animals is a long line of them travelling slowly in the same direction.
...a long train of oil tankers.
N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n
3.
A train of thought or a train of events is a connected sequence, in which each thought or event seems to occur naturally or logically as a result of the previous one.
He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it...
Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
N-COUNT: usu sing, N of n
4.
The train of a woman’s formal dress or wedding dress is the long part at the back of it which flows along the floor behind her.
N-COUNT
5.
If a process or event is in train or has been set in train, it is happening or starting to happen. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use in motion)
He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v

II. VERB USES

/treɪn/

(trains, training, trained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If someone trains you to do something, they teach you the skills that you need in order to do it. If you train to do something, you learn the skills that you need in order to do it.
The US was ready to train its troops to participate...
Stavros was training to be a priest...
Psychiatrists initially train as doctors...
We don’t train them only in bricklaying, but also in other building techniques...
Companies tend to favour the lawyer who has trained with a good quality City firm...
I’m a trained nurse...
VERB: V n to-inf, V to-inf, V as/in n, V n as/in n, V, V-ed
-trained
Mr. Koutab is an American-trained lawyer.
COMB in ADJ
train‧er (trainers)
...a book for both teachers and teacher trainers.
N-COUNT
2.
To train a natural quality or talent that someone has, for example their voice or musical ability, means to help them to develop it.
I see my degree as something which will train my mind and improve my chances of getting a job...
VERB: V n
3.
If you train for a physical activity such as a race or if someone trains you for it, you prepare for it by doing particular physical exercises.
Strachan is training for the new season...
He has spent a year training crews for next month’s round the world race.
VERB: V for n, V n for n, also V, V n
train‧er
She went to the gym with her trainer.
N-COUNT
4.
If an animal or bird is trained to do particular things, it is taught to do them, for example in order to be able to work for someone or to be a good pet.
Sniffer dogs could be trained to track them down.
...a man who trained hundreds of dogs...
VERB: be V-ed to-inf, V n, also V n to-inf
train‧er
The horse made a winning start for his new trainer.
N-COUNT
5.
If you train something such as a gun, a camera, or a light on a person or thing, you aim it at them and keep it towards them.
She trained her binoculars on the horizon...
VERB: V n on n
6.
If you train a tree, bush, or plant in a particular direction, you tie it and cut it so that it grows in that direction.
Instead of training the shoots up the fence, lay them flat in both directions alongside it...
You could even put a trellis on your walls and train plants to grow up it.
VERB: V n prep, V n to-inf

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1train /ˈtreɪn/ noun, pl trains
1 : a group of vehicles that travel on a track and are connected to each other and usually to an engine : a connected group of railroad cars

[count]

• The train pulled into the station.
• You can get off/on the train in Atlanta.
• I took a train to Madrid.
• We caught the last train.
• We slept on the train.
• a passenger train [=a train that people use for traveling]
• a commuter train [=a train that people use to get to and from work]
• an express train [=a train that has very few stops]
• a subway train [=an underground train]
• (US) a freight train = (Brit) a goods train [=a train carrying cargo]

[noncount]

• We traveled by train through Europe.
- often used before another noun
• a train [=railroad] station
train tracks
• a train schedule/signal/ticket
• a train crash = (US) a train wreck
2 [count] old-fashioned : a group of people, vehicles, or animals that are moving in a line
• a funeral train
• a mule train
- see also wagon train
3 [count] : an orderly series of events, actions, or ideas
• a train of events
• I lost my train of thought [=I forgot what I was thinking about] when you interrupted me.
4 [count] technical : a series of moving machine parts (such as gears) for controlling motion
• There's a problem with the car's drive train.
• the gear train
5 [count] : a part of a long dress that trails behind the woman who is wearing it
• the bride's train
see color picture
in train Brit formal : in an active state or condition
• a process that had been in train for decades
• The plans have been set in train. [=set in motion]

subway

subway [noun] (RAILWAY)
US /ˈsʌb.weɪ/ 
UK /ˈsʌb.weɪ/ 
Example: 

I don't like to ​travel on the subway after ​dark.

A railway system that runs under the ground below a big city

subway - مترو
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I don't like to ​travel on the subway after ​dark.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

subway

 noun (plural subways)

1 American English for underground2:
the New York subway
a subway station

2 (British) a path that goes under a busy road, so that people can cross safely

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

subway

subway /ˈsʌbweɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑way, ↑subway; adverb: ↑midway, ↑way; adjective: ↑midway]
1. American English a railway system that runs under the ground below a big city SYN underground British English:
the New York City subway
a crowded subway station
Boston has the oldest subway system in the US.
2. British English a path for people to walk under a road or railway SYN underpass
• • •
THESAURUS
the subway American English the railway system that runs under the ground below a big city. British people use the underground when talking about the railway system in London, and many systems outside the US: the New York subway | We got on the next subway train.
the underground British English the railway system that runs under the ground below a big city: the London underground | an underground map | It’s quickest to travel by underground.
the tube British English informal the railway system that runs under London: We took the tube to Trafalgar Square. | a crowded tube train
the metro used especially to talk about the railway system that runs under Paris. Also used about some other city's systems, for example Moscow, Washington DC and Newcastle: the Paris Metro | Moscow’s metro stations

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

subway

sub·way [subway subways]   [ˈsʌbweɪ]    [ˈsʌbweɪ]  noun

1. (NAmE) an underground railway/railroad system in a city
the New York subway
a subway station/train
a downtown subway stop
to ride/take the subway

In Boston the subway is known as the ‘T’; in Washington DC it's the‘Metro’.

2. (BrE) a path that goes under a road, etc. which people can use to cross to the other side
Syn:  underpass  
British/American:
underground / subway / metro / tube
A city’s underground railway/railroad system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in BrE and the subway in NAmE. Speakers of BrE also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube
Example Bank:
He ran through the pedestrian subway.
I've never been on the subway.
Yankee Stadium is a 40-minute subway ride from our house.

rush hour in the subway

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

subway

subway (UNDERGROUND RAILWAY) /ˈsʌb.weɪ/
noun [C] MAINLY US
a railway system in which electric trains travel along passages below ground:
We took the subway uptown to Yankee Stadium.

 

subway (UNDERGROUND PASSAGE) /ˈsʌb.weɪ/
noun [C] UK
an underground passage which allows people on foot to cross a busy road

 

underpass

underpass /ˈʌn.də.pɑːs/ US /-dɚ.pæs/
noun [C] (UK subway)
a road or path that goes under something such as a busy road, allowing vehicles or people to go from one side to the other

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

subway

/sʌbweɪ/
(subways)

1.
A subway is an underground railway. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use underground, tube)
...the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway system...
I don’t ride the subway late at night.
N-COUNT: oft N n, also by N

2.
A subway is a passage underneath a busy road or a railway track for people to walk through. (BRIT; in AM, use underpass)
N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

subway
 

sub·way /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ noun, pl -ways [count]
1 chiefly US : a system of underground trains in a city
• I took/rode the subway to midtown.
• No one on the subway seemed to mind how crowded it was.
• I've been on both the New York subway and the Underground in London.
- often used before another noun
• a subway car/station
• the subway platform
2 Brit : a road or passage for walking under a road, set of railroad tracks, etc. : underpass

bus

bus [noun] (VEHICLE)
US /bʌs/ 
UK /bʌs/ 
Example: 

Hurry or you'll ​miss the bus!

A large vehicle that people pay to travel on

bus - اتوبوس
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Hurry or you'll ​miss the bus!

Oxford Essential Dictionary

bus

 noun (plural buses)
a large vehicle that carries a lot of people along the road and stops often so they can get on and off:
We went to town by bus.
Where do you get off the bus?

word building
You can get on or off a bus at a bus stop and the place where most bus routes start is the bus station. The bus driver will take the money (your fare) and give you your ticket. You can buy a single ticket for a one-way journey or a return ticket if you want to come back again: Return to Woodstock, please. Note that we travel on the bus or by bus: 'How do you get to school?' 'By bus.'
 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

bus

I. bus1 S1 W2 /bʌs/ BrE AmE noun (plural buses or busses especially American English) [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: omnibus]

1. a large vehicle that people pay to travel on
on a bus
There were a lot of people on the bus.
by bus
The best way to get there is by bus.
I took a bus to San Francisco.
Buses run at 15 and 30 minutes past the hour.
2. a ↑circuit that connects the main parts of a computer so that signals can be sent from one part of the computer to another
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go/travel by bus I usually go to work by bus.
go on the bus/use the bus (=travel by bus) It's easier to go on the bus than to drive.
get/take/catch a bus Can we get a bus from here to Reading?
ride a bus American English It was the first time Craig had ridden a bus downtown by himself.
get on/off a bus Several more passengers got on the bus.
wait for a bus We were waiting for the bus for half an hour.
miss the bus (=be too late to get on a bus) He woke up late and missed the bus.
a bus goes/leaves The last bus went ten minutes ago.
a bus comes/arrives I waited and waited but the bus didn't come.
buses run (=go at regular times) The buses run less frequently on a Sunday.
■ bus + NOUN
a bus ride/journey/trip It's a 20-minute bus ride into town.
a bus stop (=a place where a bus stops for passengers) She got off at the next bus stop.
a bus shelter (=a small covered area where you wait for a bus) Some kids had vandalized the bus shelter.
a bus service (=a service that provides regular buses) It's a small village but there is a good bus service.
a bus route We live very near a main bus route.
a bus fare (=the money you pay for a bus journey) Can you lend me 50p for my bus fare?
a bus ticket She lost her bus ticket.
a bus pass (=a card that allows you to make several bus journeys) Most of the students have a termly bus pass.
a bus station (=a place where buses start and finish their journeys) Dad met me at the bus station.
a bus lane (=a part of the road where only buses are allowed to drive) You can be fined for driving in a bus lane.
a bus driver She asked the bus driver where to get off for the Botanical Gardens.
a bus timetable The bus timetable changes on January 31st.
a bus queue British English (=a line of people waiting for a bus) We were chatting while we stood in the bus queue.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bus
a school bus Hurry up or you'll miss the school bus!
a shuttle bus (=one that makes regular short journeys between two places) There's a shuttle bus between the hotel and the beach.
a double-decker bus (=one with two levels for passengers) London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.
an open-topped bus (=one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc) We took a tour on an open-topped bus.
a regular bus (=one that goes at regular times) Regular buses run to the airport.
• • •
THESAURUS
bus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on: There were a lot of people on the bus.
coach British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys: Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.
minibus a small bus with seats for six to twelve people: The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.
double-decker a bus with two levels: the red double-deckers in London
articulated bus (also bendy bus British English) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners: Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.
tram British English, streetcar American English, trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle: We waited at the stop for the tram. | San Diego has a well-used trolley system.
tram American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area: The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.
II. bus2 BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle bused or bussed, present participle busing or bussing)
[Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: ⇨ ↑bus1]
[Sense 2: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: busboy]
1. [transitive usually passive] to take a person or a group of people somewhere in a bus
bus somebody to/in/into something
Casey was bussed to the school.
2. [transitive] American English to take away dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant:
Shelley had a job bussing tables.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bus

bus [bus busses buses bussed bused bussing busing] noun, verb   [bʌs]    [bʌs] 

noun

(pl. buses, US also busses)
1. a large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off
Shall we walk or go by bus?
A regular bus service connects the train station with the town centre.
a bus company/driver
a school bus
compare  coach 

see also  bus lane, bus shelter, bus station, bus stop, minibus, trolleybus

2. (computing) a set of wires that carries information from one part of a computer system to another 
Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: shortening of omnibus.  
Thesaurus:
bus noun C
Shall we go by bus?
BrE coachminibus|AmE van
by bus/coach/minibus/van
get on/off a bus/coach/minibus
get in/out of a minibus/van
Bus or coach? In British English a bus that carries passengers over a long distance is called a coach.  
Example Bank:
I left work a bit late and had to run for my bus.
I missed the last bus and had to walk.
I waited 40 minutes for a bus.
Is this the bus for Oxford?
It's about 15 minutes away by bus.
Local buses run regularly to and from the campus.
Look up the bus schedule on the Internet.
Look up the bus times in the local timetable.
The bus left the city, heading north.
The bus pulled up and we got on.
The buses stop outside the post office.
The double-decker bus stopped to pick up some more passengers.
There are regular buses to the beach.
We took the bus from Reading to Bristol.
a bus carrying 56 passengers
a four-hour bus journey over the mountains
a short bus journey to work
people travelling on buses
people who travel on buses
the bus from Charlottesville to Union Station
the bus into town
Have you got a bus timetable?
I was waiting at the bus stop.
It's a short bus ride from here.
Shall we walk or go by bus?
The map shows all the local bus routes.
There is a bus, the number 18, which stops outside the house.

When we go on a double-decker bus the children always want to sit upstairs.

 

verb (-s- or -ss-)
1. ~ sb (from/to…) to transport sb by bus

We were bussed from the airport to our hotel.

 

2. ~ sb (NAmE) to transport young people by bus to another area so that students of different races can be educated together

3. ~ sth (NAmE) to take the dirty plates, etc. off the tables in a restaurant, as a job
He buses tables to help finance his tuition.

Word Origin:

early 19th cent.: shortening of omnibus.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bus

bus /bʌs/
noun [C] plural buses or US ALSO busses
a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another:
You should take the bus/go by bus (= travel by bus) if you want to see the sights.
See also minibus; omnibus (TRANSPORT); trolleybus.

bus /bʌs/
verb [T] -ss- or US USUALLY -s-
1 to take people somewhere by bus:
Demonstrators were bussed in from all parts of the country to attend the protest rally.

2 US to take children by bus to school in another area every day

 

coach

coach (VEHICLE) /kəʊtʃ/ US /koʊtʃ/
noun [C]
1 (US USUALLY bus) a long motor vehicle with comfortable seats, used to take groups of people on journeys:
We're going to the airport by coach.
a coach trip.

2 an old-fashioned carriage pulled by horses, now used mainly in official or royal ceremonies

3 UK (US car) a carriage in a train

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

bus

/bʌs/
(buses, busses, bussing, bussed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

Note: The plural form of the noun is 'buses'. The third person singular of the verb is 'busses'. American English uses the spellings 'buses', 'busing', 'bused' for the verb.

1.
A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
He missed his last bus home...
They had to travel everywhere by bus.
N-COUNT: also by N

2.
When someone is bussed to a particular place or when they bus there, they travel there on a bus.
On May Day hundreds of thousands used to be bussed in to parade through East Berlin...
To get our Colombian visas we bussed back to Medellin...
Essential services were provided by Serbian workers bussed in from outside the province.
VERB: be V-ed adv/prep, V adv/prep, V-ed, also V n adv/prep

3.
In some parts of the United States, when children are bused to school, they are transported by bus to a school in a different area so that children of different races can be educated together.
Many schools were in danger of closing because the children were bused out to other neighborhoods.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed adv/prep
bus‧ing
The courts ordered busing to desegregate the schools.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1bus /ˈbʌs/ noun, pl bus·es also US bus·ses : a large vehicle that is used for carrying passengers especially along a particular route at particular times

[count]

• She boarded a bus in Nashville.

[noncount]

• I usually go to work by bus. = I usually take the bus to work.
• Are you traveling by train or by bus?
- often used before another noun
• a bus driver
• a bus station
• waiting at the bus stop [=one of the places where a bus stops for passengers to get on or off]

taxi

taxi [noun]
US /ˈtæk.si/ 
UK /ˈtæk.si/ 
Example: 

I prefer to travel by taxi.

A car whose driver is paid to take you to a particular place, especially a fairly short distance

taxi - تاکسی
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I prefer to travel by taxi.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

taxi

 (also cab) noun
a car that you can travel in if you pay the driver:
I took a taxi to the airport.
I came by taxi.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

taxi

I. taxi1 S3 /ˈtæksi/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: taxicab]

a car and driver that you pay to take you somewhere SYN cab:
They sent me home in a taxi.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
take/get a taxi We took a taxi to the hotel.
go/come/arrive by taxi I went back home by taxi.
hail a taxi (=wave or call to a taxi to stop for you to get in) I rushed outside and hailed a taxi.
phone for/call a taxi (=telephone for a taxi to come) Can you phone for a taxi and I'll get our coats.
call somebody a taxi (=telephone for a taxi to come for someone else) Call me a taxi, would you?
get into/out of a taxi He got into a taxi outside the station.
■ taxi + NOUN
a taxi ride The centre of town is a five minute taxi ride away.
a taxi fare She couldn't afford the £18 taxi fare.
a taxi driver He paid the taxi driver and got out.
a taxi service We operate a taxi service to and from the airport.
a taxi rank British English, a taxi stand American English (=a place where taxis wait for customers) There's a taxi rank just outside the hotel.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'get on a taxi'. Say get in a taxi.
II. taxi2 BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle taxied, present participle taxiing, third person singular taxis or taxies) [intransitive]
if a plane taxis, it moves along the ground before taking off or after landing:
The plane taxied to a halt.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

taxi

taxi [taxi taxis] noun, verb   [ˈtæksi]    [ˈtæksi]

noun

1. (also cab, taxi·cab) a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere. Taxis usually have meters which show how much money you have to pay
a taxi driver/ride
We'd better take a taxi.
I came home by taxi.

to order/hail/call a taxi

2. in some places in Africa, a small bus with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere. Taxis usually have fixed routes and stop wherever passengers need to get on or off.
see also  dala-dala, matatu  
Word Origin:
early 20th cent.: abbreviation of taxi-cab or taximeter cab, from French taximètre, from taxe ‘tariff’, from the verb taxer ‘to tax’ + -mètre ‘(instrument) measuring’.  
Example Bank:
I prefer to travel by taxi.
I took a taxi back home.
I'll get my secretary to call you a taxi.
We caught a taxi to the airport.
We had some difficulty finding a taxi.
We hired a taxi for the day and went all over the island.
a five-minute trip by taxi

a water taxi heading for Venice

 

verb (taxi·ing, tax·ied, tax·ied) intransitive (of a plane)

to move slowly along the ground before taking off or after landing

Word Origin:

early 20th cent.: abbreviation of taxi-cab or taximeter cab, from French taximètre, from taxe ‘tariff’, from the verb taxer ‘to tax’ + -mètre ‘(instrument) measuring’

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

taxi

taxi (MOVE) /ˈtæk.si/
verb [I] taxiing, taxied, taxied
(of an aircraft) to move slowly on the ground

 

taxi (VEHICLE) /ˈtæk.si/
noun [C] (ALSO taxicab or cab)
a car with a driver whom you pay to take you somewhere:
I took a taxi from the station to the hotel.
a taxi driver

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

taxi

/tæksi/
(taxis, taxiing, taxied)

1.
A taxi is a car driven by a person whose job is to take people where they want to go in return for money.
The taxi drew up in front of the Riviera Club...
He set off by taxi.
= cab
N-COUNT: also by N

2.
When an aircraft taxis along the ground, or when a pilot taxis a plane somewhere, it moves slowly along the ground.
She gave permission to the plane to taxi into position and hold for takeoff...
The pilot taxied the plane to the end of the runway.
VERB: V prep/adv, V n prep/adv, also V, V n

ride

ride [verb]
US /raɪd/ 
UK /raɪd/ 
Example: 

Can you ride a ​bike?

To travel on a bicycle or ↑motorbike

ride - راندن
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Can you ride a ​bike?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

ride

 noun

1 a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a car, bus or train:
We went for a ride in the woods.
I had a ride in his new car.

2 American English for lift2?(2):
We managed to get a ride into town when we missed the bus.

 verb (rides, riding, rode /, has ridden )

1 to sit on a horse or bicycle and control it as it moves:
I'm learning to ride (= a horse).
Don't ride your bike on the grass!

speaking
When you talk about spending time riding a horse for pleasure, you say go riding in British English: I went riding today. In American English, you say go horseback riding.

2 to travel in a car, bus or train:
We rode in the back of the car.
When you control a car, bus or train, you drive it.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ride

I. ride1 S2 W2 /raɪd/ BrE AmE verb (past tense rode /rəʊd $ roʊd/, past participle ridden /ˈrɪdn/)
[Word Family: noun: ↑ride, ↑rider, ↑riding, ↑override; verb: ↑ride, ↑override; adjective: ↑overriding]
[Language: Old English; Origin: ridan]
1. ANIMAL [intransitive and transitive] to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along:
She learned to ride when she was seven.
He was riding a large grey mare.
ride on
She arrived riding on a white horse.
ride away/across/through etc
He rode away across the marshes.
2. BICYCLE/MOTORBIKE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on a bicycle or ↑motorbike:
He had never learned to ride a bicycle.
They mounted their bikes and rode off.
3. VEHICLE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] especially American English to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving:
We got onto the bus and rode into San Francisco.
ride in
The kids were riding in the back.
ride a bus American English:
Ann rides the bus to work.
► Do not use ride to talk about someone controlling a car or other vehicle. Use drive: the man who was driving the stolen car
4. IN A LIFT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] American English to travel up or down in a ↑lift
ride up/down
He rode the elevator down to the first floor.
I rode up to the tenth floor.
5. WATER/AIR
a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be floating in water or in the air:
The smaller boat was lighter and rode higher in the water.
The moon was riding high in the sky.
There was a large ship riding at anchor in the bay.
b) ride a wave to float on a wave and move forward with it:
surfboarders riding the waves
6. be riding high to feel very happy and confident:
They were still riding high after their election victory.
7. let something ride spoken to take no action about something that is wrong or unpleasant:
What he had said was wrong, and I knew I shouldn’t just let it ride.
8. ride roughshod over something to ignore someone else’s feelings or ideas because you have the power or authority to do this:
The planning authorities should not ride roughshod over the wishes of local people.
9. ANNOY SOMEBODY [transitive] American English spoken to annoy someone by often criticizing them or asking them to do things:
Why are you riding her so hard?
10. ride on sb’s shoulders/back if a child rides on someone’s shoulders or back, they are carried in that way
11. ride a punch/blow to move back slightly when someone hits you, so that you are not hit with so much force:
He managed to ride the punch.
12. be riding for a fall informal to be doing something unwise which could result in failure:
I had a feeling he was riding for a fall, and tried to tell him so.
ride on something phrasal verb
if one thing is riding on another, it depends on it:
He knew he had to win – his reputation was riding on it.
There’s a lot riding on this match.
ride something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. if a ship rides out a storm, it manages to keep floating until the storm has ended
2. if you ride out a difficult situation, you are not badly harmed by it:
Most large companies should be able to ride out the recession.
ride up phrasal verb
if a piece of clothing rides up, it moves upwards so that it is no longer covering your body properly
II. ride2 S3 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑ride, ↑rider, ↑riding, ↑override; verb: ↑ride, ↑override; adjective: ↑overriding]
1. CAR/TRAIN ETC a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving ⇨ lift
ride in
He invited me to go for a ride in his new car.
Can you give me a ride back to town?
Sammy had promised to take me for a ride in his truck.
I managed to get a ride down to the station.
We hitched a ride (=got a free ride from a passing vehicle) into town.
car/bus/train etc ride
A fifteen minute taxi ride will take you to the airport.
a smooth/comfortable/bumpy etc ride
The new model offers a lovely smooth, comfortable ride.
2. HORSE/BICYCLE a journey on a bicycle, a horse, or a similar animal
ride on
Can I have a ride on your bike?
a bike/bicycle ride
Shall we go for a bike ride this afternoon?
3. a rough/easy ride informal if people give someone, especially someone in authority, a rough or an easy ride, they make a situation difficult or easy for them:
Journalists gave the Prime Minister a rough ride at the press conference.
The chairman will face a rough ride from shareholders.
The President will not have an easy ride when he gives his account of events.
4. a bumpy ride informal if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems:
Shares had a bumpy ride yesterday, falling by an average of 15%.
The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament.
5. take somebody for a ride spoken to trick someone, especially in order to get money from them:
I’d just begun to realise he was taking me for a ride.
6. come/go along for the ride spoken to join what other people are doing just for pleasure, not because you are seriously interested in it:
A couple of friends had come along for the ride.
7. MACHINE a large machine that people ride on for fun at a ↑fair:
We went on loads of rides.
8. PATH literary a path for riding on a horse in the countryside:
a grassy ride
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
take/have a ride Visitors can take a ride on a steam train.
go for a ride He went for a ride in a private plane piloted by a friend.
give somebody a ride Ellie gave us a ride to school.
get a ride AmE: I left the farm that night, and got a ride into town.
hitch a ride (=get a free ride from a passing vehicle) He hitched a ride to Denver on a truck.
take somebody for a ride Hugh took me for a ride in his new car.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ride
a car/bus/train etc ride The resort is a short bus ride away from the hotel.
a short/long ride I climbed slowly aboard the bus for the long ride to Hawkesworth.
a smooth/comfortable ride The new suspension produces a smoother ride.
a bumpy ride Part of the flight had been a bumpy ride through a thunderstorm.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ by plane/boat/car/bicycle etc
flight a journey by air: You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight.
voyage /ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ a long journey over the sea: MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage
crossing a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another: A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island.
cruise a journey by boat for pleasure: a Mediterranean cruise | a cruise down the Nile
drive a journey in a car, often for pleasure: The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful.
ride a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse: It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station. | a bike ride
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ride

ride [ride rides rode riding ridden] verb, noun   [raɪd] Click to play   [raɪd] Click to play

 

verb (rode   [rəʊd]  ;   [roʊd]  rid·den   [ˈrɪdn]  ;   [ˈrɪdn]  

HORSE
1. intransitive, transitive to sit on a horse, etc. and control it as it moves
I learnt to ride as a child.
+ adv./prep. They rode along narrow country lanes.
He was riding on a large black horse.
~ sth She had never ridden a horse before.

• He's ridden six winners so far this year (= in horse racing).

2. go riding (BrE) (NAmE go ˈhorseback riding) intransitive to spend time riding a horse for pleasure

• How often do you go riding?  

BICYCLE/MOTORCYCLE

3. transitive, intransitive to sit on and control a bicycle, motorcycle, etc
~ sth (+ adv./prep.) The boys were riding their bikes around the streets.
• He rode a Harley Davidson.

(+ adv./prep.) The ground there is too rough to ride over.  

IN VEHICLE

4. intransitive, transitive to travel in a vehicle, especially as a passenger
(+ adv./prep.) I walked back while the others rode in the car.
~ sth (+ adv./prep.) (NAmE) to ride the subway/an elevator, etc.

• She rode the bus to school every day.  

ON WATER/AIR

5. intransitive, transitive to float or be supported on water or air
(+ adv./prep.) We watched the balloon riding high above the fields.
The ship was riding at anchor in the harbour.
~ sth surfers riding the waves

• A large bird was riding the air currents beneath it.  

GO THROUGH AREA

6. transitive ~ sth to go through or over an area on a horse, bicycle, etc

• We rode the mountain trails.  

CRITICIZE

7. transitive ~ sb (NAmE) to criticize or tease sb in an annoying way

• Why is everybody riding me today?

 

Word Origin:
Old English rīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijden and German reiten.  
Example Bank:
At the end of the film they ride off into the sunset.
They rode hard all night.
We were riding along a dusty trail.
riding along a country lane
riding bareback on a circus horse
He rides the subway every day.
The men loaded my stuff onto the pick-up and I rode with them in the cab.
The widow and children rode in the first car after the coffin.
You could ride right along the coast by tram.
Idioms: give somebody a an easy ride  go along for the ride  have a an easy ride  let something ride  ride a wave of something  ride herd on somebody  ride shotgun  ride the crest of something  riding for a fall  riding high  take somebody for a ride
Derived: ride on something  ride something out  ride up

noun  

IN VEHICLE
1. a short journey in a vehicle, on a bicycle, etc
a train ride through beautiful countryside
It's a ten-minute bus ride from here to town.
Steve gave me a ride on his motorbike.
We went for a ride on our bikes.

• a bike ride

2. (NAmE) (BrE lift) a free ride in a car, etc. to a place you want to get to
• She hitched a ride to the station.

• We managed to get a ride into town when we missed the bus.

3. the kind of journey you make in a car, etc
a smooth/comfortable/bumpy, etc. ride

(figurative) The new legislation faces a bumpy ride (= will meet with opposition and difficulties).  

ON HORSE

4. a short journey on a horse, etc
a pony ride
• The kids had a ride on an elephant at the zoo.

• He goes for a ride most mornings.  

AT FUNFAIR

5. a large machine at a funfair or amusement park that you ride on for fun or excitement; an occasion when you go on one of these
The rides are free.
a roller coaster ride
more at get, take, etc. a free ride at  free  adj.  
Word Origin:
Old English rīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijden and German reiten.  
Thesaurus:
ride noun C
We went for a ride in Jo's new car.
driveflight|BrE lift
a ride/drive/flight/lift in sth
a ride/drive/flight/lift back/home
take/go on a ride/drive/flight
give sb/hitch a ride/lift 
Example Bank:
He took her for a wild ride on the back of his motorbike.
He used to get free rides by hiding in the toilet of the train.
I managed to cadge a ride with a lorry driver.
I managed to hitch a ride with someone going in my direction.
I went on every ride in the amusement park.
It was a bumpy ride along the farm track.
She's gone for a ride on her bike.
The day had been a roller-coaster ride of emotions.
The new legislation did not have a smooth ride through Parliament.
The new teacher was given a rough ride by the class.
The rats hitch a free ride on ships.
The ride from our house to my parents' takes about an hour.
Visitors can take a ride on a miniature train.
We have a long ride ahead of us tomorrow.
We went for a leisurely ride along the canal.
After a short taxi ride, we were there.
Have you ever had a ride on a camel?
I asked if she'd give me a ride on the back of her motorbike.
I was taking my usual morning ride along the beach.
It's a pretty long ride from Las Vegas to the coast.
It's a ten-minute bus ride into town.
John took me for a ride in his new car.
• The train ride through the mountains was fantastic.

• There were pony rides for the children.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ride

ride /raɪd/
verb rode, ridden
1 [I or T] to sit on a horse or a bicycle and travel along on it controlling its movements:
I learned to ride a bike when I was six.
I ride my bicycle to work.
I ride to work on my bicycle.
The hunters came riding by/past on their horses.
He rides well/badly (= He can ride horses well/badly).

2 [I or T] to travel in a vehicle, such as a car, bus or train:
MAINLY US We rode the train from Sydney to Perth.
He hasn't got a car so he rides to work on the bus.

3 [T] US to try to control someone and force them to work:
Your boss is riding you much too hard at the moment.

ride /raɪd/
noun [C]
1 a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle:
It's a short bus ride to the airport.
I went for a (horse) ride last Saturday.
Do you want to come for a ride on my motorbike?

2 a free journey in a car to a place where you want to go:
He asked me for a ride into town.

3 a machine in an amusement park which people travel in or are moved around by for entertainment:
My favourite ride is the Ferris wheel.

rider /ˈraɪ.dəʳ/ US /-dɚ/
noun [C]
a person who travels along on a horse or bicycle:
One of the riders was thrown off his horse.
See also rider.

riderless /ˈraɪ.də.ləs/ US /-dɚ-/
adjective
a riderless horse

riding /ˈraɪ.dɪŋ/
noun [U]
the sport or activity of riding horses:
Have you ever been riding?
She goes riding on Saturdays.
riding boots and a riding hat

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ride

/raɪd/
(rides, riding, rode, ridden)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
When you ride a horse, you sit on it and control its movements.
I saw a girl riding a horse...
Can you ride?...
He was riding on his horse looking for the castle...
They still ride around on horses.
VERB: V n, V, V on n, V adv/prep

2.
When you ride a bicycle or a motorcycle, you sit on it, control it, and travel along on it.
Riding a bike is great exercise...
Two men riding on motorcycles opened fire on him...
He rode to work on a bicycle.
VERB: V n, V on n, V prep/adv

3.
When you ride in a vehicle such as a car, you travel in it.
He prefers travelling on the Tube to riding in a limousine...
I remember the village full of American servicemen riding around in jeeps...
VERB: V in/on n, V adv/prep

4.
A ride is a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle.
Would you like to go for a ride?...
N-COUNT

5.
In a fairground, a ride is a large machine that people ride on for fun.
N-COUNT

6.
If you say that one thing is riding on another, you mean that the first thing depends on the second thing.
Billions of pounds are riding on the outcome of the election...
= depend
VERB: oft cont, V on n

7.
see also riding

8.
If you say that someone or something is riding high, you mean that they are popular or successful at the present time.
He was riding high in the public opinion polls...
PHRASE: V inflects, usu cont

9.
If you say that someone faces a rough ride, you mean that things are going to be difficult for them because people will criticize them a lot or treat them badly. (INFORMAL)
The Chancellor could face a rough ride unless the plan works...
PHRASE: usu PHR after v

10.
If you say that someone has been taken for a ride, you mean that they have been deceived or cheated. (INFORMAL)
When he had not returned with my money an hour later I realized that I had been taken for a ride.
PHRASE: V inflects

11.
to ride roughshod over: see roughshod
 

ride out
If someone rides out a storm or a crisis, they manage to survive a difficult period without suffering serious harm.
The ruling party think they can ride out the political storm...
He has to just ride this out and hope that it turns in his favor.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1ride /ˈraɪd/ verb rides; rode /ˈroʊd/; rid·den /ˈrɪdn̩/; rid·ing
1 : to sit on and control the movements of (a horse, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.)

[+ obj]

• She learned how to ride a horse when she was young.
• Most children learn to ride a bicycle at an early age.
• He rides his motorcycle to work every day.

[no obj]

• I never rode on a horse before.
• She got on her bicycle and rode away.
2 a : to travel to a place as a passenger on or in (something that is moving, such as a bus, a train, or an elevator)

[+ obj]

(chiefly US)
• He decided to walk to the movies instead of riding the bus.
• She rides the subway home from school.
• They rode the elevator/escalator to the second floor.

[no obj]

• We rode through the park in a horse-drawn carriage.
• The dog rode in the back of the truck.
• He has never ridden aboard a cruise ship.
b : to go on a mechanical ride at an amusement park or similar place

[no obj]

• We rode on the Ferris wheel.

[+ obj]

• We rode the roller coaster five times.
3 [+ obj] chiefly US : to travel over or on (a road, railway, trail, etc.) in a car, on a train, on a bicycle, etc.
• He spends hours riding the back roads in his truck.
riding the rails
• We rode the bike trails for hours.
4 [no obj] of a vehicle : to move over the surface of a road in a specified way
• The car rides smoothly/well.
5 [+ obj] : to be supported or carried on (a wave) : to move on (a wave)
• We watched the surfers riding the waves.
6 [+ obj] US informal : to criticize or make jokes about (someone) constantly or frequently in usually a harsh or annoying way
• The fans have been riding him pretty hard.
be riding for a fall informal : to be doing something that is likely to lead to failure or disaster
• They're feeling pretty confident now, but if you ask me, they're riding for a fall.
be riding high informal
1 : to be very happy and excited
• She's riding high [=flying high] after her recent win.
2 : to be very successful
• The company's stock was riding high after the merger.
let (something) ride informal : to allow (something) to go unnoticed : to ignore (something)
• He made a rude remark, but I let it ride.
• You have to let his comment ride.
ride herd on US informal : to keep (someone or something) under close watch or control
• We had to ride herd on them to make sure they completed the work on time.
ride on [phrasal verb] ride on (something or someone)
1 : to depend on (something or someone)
• The future of the company rides on the success of this deal.
• Our hopes are riding on you.
2
✦If you have money riding on something or someone, you have bet money on that thing or person.
• I have a lot of money riding on this game.
• There is a lot of money riding on the outcome of the race.
ride out [phrasal verb] ride (something) out or ride out (something) : to succeed in surviving or getting through (something dangerous or harmful that cannot be stopped or avoided)
• The ship/crew rode out the storm.
• We managed to ride out the stock market downturn.
ride shotgun informal : to ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle
• You can drive, but only if I can ride shotgun.
ride up [phrasal verb] of clothing : to move up your body as you move
• These jeans keep riding up on me.
• Her skirt rode up when she sat down.

car

car [noun]
US /kɑːr/ 
UK /kɑːr/ 
Example: 

It was ​foggy, and all the cars had ​their ​headlights on.

A vehicle with four wheels and an engine, that can carry a small number of passengers

car - خودرو
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

It was ​foggy, and all the cars had ​their ​headlights on.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

car

 noun

1 (British) (American also automobile) a vehicle with four wheels, usually with enough space for four or five people:
She travels to work by car.

2 American English for carriage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

car

car S1 W1 /kɑː $ kɑːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: car 'carriage' (14-19 centuries), from Anglo-French carre, from Latin carrus]

1. a vehicle with four wheels and an engine, that can carry a small number of passengers:
Dan got out of the car and locked the door.
He isn’t old enough to drive a car.
by car
I always go to work by car.
Coughlan was killed in a car accident.
2. sleeping/dining/buffet car a train carriage used for sleeping, eating etc
3. American English a train carriage
4. the part of a lift, ↑balloon, or ↑airship in which people or goods are carried
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go/travel by car I try to use public transport instead of going by car.
get in/into a car The man stopped and she got into the car.
get out of a car He got out of the car and went into the newsagent’s.
drive a car In England you can learn to drive a car when you are 17.
have/own a car Do you have a car?
run a car (=have a car and pay for the petrol, repairs etc it needs) People on low incomes can’t afford to run a car.
take the car (=use a car to go somewhere) Is it all right if I take the car this evening?
park a car She parked the car by the side of the road.
back/reverse a car (=make it move backwards) Suzy backed the car into the driveway.
lose control of the car (=no longer be able to control its direction) He lost control of the car on a sharp bend.
a car passes/overtakes somebody A small black car overtook me on my left.
a car drives off/away The police car drove off at top speed.
a car pulls out (=moves away from the side of the road) A car suddenly pulled out in front of me.
a car slows down The car slowed down and stopped outside our house.
a car pulls up (=stops) Why’s that police car pulling up here?
a car pulls over (=stops on the side of a road)
a car breaks down (=stops working because something is wrong with it) On the way home on the motorway the car broke down.
a car stalls (=stops working for a short time until you start it again) My car stalled at the traffic lights.
a car hits something/crashes into something I saw the car leave the road and hit a tree.
a car skids (=slides sideways in a way you cannot control) If it’s icy, the car might skid.
■ car + NOUN
a car crash/accident (also a car wreck American English) He was involved in a car crash.
a car park She couldn’t find a space in the car park.
a car door/engine/key etc She left the car engine running.
the car industry The car industry suffers in times of economic decline.
a car manufacturer/maker He works for the German car manufacturer, Mercedes.
a car driver Every year 1500 car drivers and passengers die in road accidents.
a car dealer (=someone who buys and sells used cars) Car dealers reported a 4% drop in sales.
a car chase The best bit in the movie was the car chase through the city.
car crime British English Car crime in the area has risen rapidly.
a car bomb (=a bomb hidden in or under a car) A car bomb exploded killing 33 people.
■ adjectives
a used/second-hand car (=one that is not new) The company locates suitable new and used cars for buyers.
a sports car (=a low fast car) He was driving a red sports car.
an estate car British English (=one with a door at the back and folding seats) Once you have children, an estate car is very useful.
a racing car (also a race car American English) He became a racing car driver.
a police car The vehicle was being chased by a police car.
a company car (=one that your company gives you to use) She was given a company car.
a hire car British English, a rental car American English We picked up a hire car at the airport.

 noun

car

1 (British) (American also automobile) a vehicle with four wheels, usually with enough space for four or five people:
She travels to work by car.

2 American English for carriage

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

car

car [car cars]   [kɑː(r)]    [kɑːr]  noun

1. (also BrE formal ˈmotor car) (NAmE also auto·mo·bile) a road vehicle with an engine and four wheels that can carry a small number of passengers
Paula got into the car and drove off.
‘How did you come?’ ‘ By car.’
Are you going in the car?
a car driver/manufacturer/dealer
a car accident/crash
Where can I park the car?

see also  company car

2. (also rail·car both NAmE) a separate section of a train

• Several cars went off the rails.

3. (BrE) (in compounds) a coach/ car on a train of a particular type
a sleeping/dining car

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘wheeled vehicle’): from Old Northern French carre, based on Latin carrum, carrus, of Celtic origin.  
Culture:
driving
Americans have long had a ‘love affair’ with the automobile (also car), and are surprised when they meet somebody who cannot drive. Almost everybody over the age of 15 is a driver and most households have a vehicle. American life is arranged so that people can do most things from their cars. There are drive-in banks, post offices, restaurants, movie theatres and even some churches.
In Britain the proportion of the population who are drivers is slightly less but, as in the US, many people prefer to use their car rather than public transport, because it is more convenient and because they like to be independent. In order to reduce pollution the government tries to discourage car ownership by making driving expensive. In particular, it puts a heavy tax on petrol and increases the annual road tax for cars that cause heavy pollution. Congestion charging is used to persuade people to avoid driving their cars in city centres.
To many people the make and quality of their car reflects their status in society, and it is important to them to get a smart new car every few years. In Britain since 2001 the registration number of a car shows the place and date of registration but older number plates can be used and a personalized number plate (= a registration number that spells out the owner’s name or initials) may also suggest status. Many people prefer to buy a small, economical car, or get a second-hand one. Cars in the US are often larger than those in Britain and though petrol/gas is cheaper, insurance is expensive. In the US car license plates, commonly called tags, are given by the states. New ones must be bought every two or three years, or when a driver moves to another state. The states use the plates to advertise themselves: Alabama plates say ‘The heart of Dixie’ and have a small heart on them, and Illinois has ‘The land of Lincoln’.
In Britain, before a person can get a driving licence they must pass an official driving test, which includes a written test of the Highway Code and a practical driving exam. Only people aged 17 or over are allowed to drive. Learner drivers who have a provisional driving licence must display an L-plate, a large red ‘L’, on their car, and be supervised by a qualified driver. The US has no national driver’s license (AmE), but instead licences are issued by each state. Most require written tests, an eye test and a short practical test. The minimum age for getting a licence is normally 16, although some states will issue a learner’s permit to drivers as young as 14. Many states now apply a system of graduated licenses in which young drivers are first required to have an intermediate license for a period of time before being given a full license. An intermediate licence may, for example, prevent driving alone at particular times of the day or require the driver to take special classes if they drive badly. Americans have to get a new driver’s licence if they move to another state.
In Britain people drive on the left and in the US they drive on the right. Generally British and US drivers are relatively careful and courteous but there is dangerous driving. In the US many of the deaths due to traffic accidents are caused by drivers who have drunk alcohol. Drink-driving (AmE driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated) (= driving a car after drinking alcohol) is also a serious problem in Britain. On many British roads speed cameras have been set up to catch drivers who go too fast. In the US the main job of state highway patrols is to prevent speeding.
Many drivers belong to a motoring organization in case their car breaks down. In Britain the main ones are the AA (Automobile Association) and the RAC (Royal Automobile Club), and in the US the largest is the American Automobile Association. 
Thesaurus:
car noun
1. C
We came by car.
formal vehicle|AmE, becoming old-fashioned humorous automobile
2. C (especially AmE)
This train has no buffet car.
compartment|BrE carriagecoachtruckwagonvan|especially AmE freight car
a railway compartment/carriage/coach/truck/wagon
a railroad car
a sleeping car/compartment/coach
a passenger car/compartment/carriage/coach 
Collocations:
Driving
Having a car
have/own/ (BrE) run a car
ride a motorcycle/motorbike
drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift
have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired
buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car
take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test
get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license
Driving
put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt
put/turn/leave the key in the ignition
start the car/engine
(BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear
press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator
release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake
drive/park/reverse the car
(BrE) indicate left/right
(especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right
take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn
apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)
beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn
Problems and accidents
a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth)
swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian
crash/lose control of the car
have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run
be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck
dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood
break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield
blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire
get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture
inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire
Traffic and driving regulations
be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam
cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock
experience/face lengthy delays
beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour
break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit
be caught on (BrE) a speed camera
stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding
(both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights
be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving 
Example Bank:
He got in the car and they drove off.
He pulled his car over at a small hotel.
He swerved his car sharply to the right.
Her car skidded on a patch of ice.
His car hit a van coming in the opposite direction.
I have to take the car in for a service.
I lost control of the car and it spun off the road.
I'll wait for you in the car.
It's too far to walk. I'll take the car.
It's very expensive to run a car these days.
Police in an unmarked car had been following the stolen vehicle for several minutes.
The car does 55 miles per gallon.
The car was doing over 100 miles an hour.
The government wants more people to use public transport instead of private cars.
The government wants to reduce the use of private cars.
The kids all piled into the car.
The number of cars on the road is increasing all the time.
The red car suddenly pulled out in front of me.
The robbers abandoned their getaway car and ran off.
The robbers abandoned their getaway car in Sealand Road.
There was a line of parked cars in front of the building.
There's not enough car parking in the city.
They take the children to school by car.
What cheek! That car pulled out right in front of me!
You lock up the house and I'll get the car out.
a car boot sale
a used car salesman
cars that run on diesel
‘How did you come?’ ‘By car.’
Are we going in the car?
He had to take his car to the garage.
He opened the car door for her.
I can put the wheelchair in the back of the car.
I decided to buy a second-hand car.
She was sitting in the smoking car.
The driver crashed the stolen car while being chased by the police.
They parked the car and walked the rest of the way.
They were admiring his new sports car.
• a buffet car

• a sleeping/dining car

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

car

car /kɑːʳ/ US /kɑːr/
noun [C]
1 a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people:
They don't have a car.
Where did you park your car?
It's quicker by car.
a car chase/accident/factory
See pictures , , , .

2 a part of a train used for a special purpose:
a restaurant/sleeping car

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

car

/kɑ:(r)/
(cars)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
A car is a motor vehicle with room for a small number of passengers.
He had left his tickets in his car...
They arrived by car.
N-COUNT: also by N

2.
A car is one of the separate sections of a train. (AM; in BRIT, usually use carriage)
N-COUNT

3.
Railway carriages are called cars when they are used for a particular purpose. (BRIT)
He made his way into the dining car for breakfast.
N-COUNT: usu supp N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

car

car /ˈkɑɚ/ noun, pl cars
1 : a vehicle that has four wheels and an engine and that is used for carrying passengers on roads

[count]

• I'll wait in the car.
• He got into the car and drove away.
• She bought a new car.
• drive/park a car

[noncount]

• We can go by car or by bus. [=we can travel in a car or in a bus]
- often used before another noun
• a car manufacturer/dealer/accident/crash
- called also (US) automobile,
2 [count] US : a separate section of a train
• a railroad car
• The train has 20 cars. [=(Brit) carriages, coaches]
- see also cable car, dining car, sleeping car, trolley car

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