cross-train


cross-train

(krôs′trān′, krŏs′-)v. cross-trained, cross-train·ing, cross-trains v.intr.1. To undergo or provide training in different tasks or skills: The department has cross-trained in firefighting and emergency medical services.2. To train in different sports, mainly by alternating regimens, as in running, bicycling, and swimming.v.tr. To train (another) in different tasks or skills.

cross-train

(ˈkrɔsˈtreɪn, ˈkrɒs-)

v.t. 1. to train (a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usu. related, skills, tasks, etc. v.i. 2. (of an athlete) to train in different sports. [1980–85]