training

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The process or routine of one who trains.
2. n. The state of being trained.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Practical education in some profession, art, handicraft, or the like; instruction coupled with practice in the use of one's powers: as, manual training; a sound business training.
2. n. The act or process of developing the physical strength and powers of endurance, or of rendering the system capable of performing some notable feat; also, the condition of being so prepared and capable.
3. n. In gardening, the art or operation of forming young trees to a wall or espalier, or of causing them to grow in a desired shape.
4. n. Drill; practice in the manual of arms and in simple manœuvers, such as is provided for militia. Compare train-band, training-day.
5. n. Synonyms Nurture, Education, etc. (see instruction); drill, schooling, breeding, tuition.

Wiktionary

1. v. present participle of train.
2. n. action of the verb to train.
3. n. the activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
4. n. the result of good social upbringing.
5. n. the process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
6. n. the recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
2. n. activity leading to skilled behavior