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Definition school in American English

school verb

[transitive] verb
/skul/
1

to educate a child

Example

She was schooled in Chicago.

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2

to teach or train someone in a particular subject or skill

Example

He had been well schooled in the art of diplomacy.

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3

to train a horse so that someone can ride it, especially in competitions

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4

to make yourself do something difficult

Example

He had schooled himself to be friendly even to the rudest customers.

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4.1

if you school your features, you make yourself look calm even though you do not feel calm

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5

to rebuke and correct someone publicly

Example

Donald Trump Jr schooled on Twitter after Halloween 'socialism' tweet [headline]

Definition school in American English

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after-school (adjective) boarding school (noun) business school (noun) charm school (noun) charter school (noun) church school (noun) circumcision school (noun) comprehensive school (noun) convent school (noun) cram school (noun) cut (phrase) day school (noun) driving school (noun) elementary school (noun) extended school (noun) finishing school (noun) free school (noun) grad school (noun) grade school (noun) graduate school (noun) grammar school (noun) high school (noun) initiation school (noun) intermediate school (noun) junior high school (noun) junior school (noun) magnet school (noun) medical school (noun) middle school (noun) night school (noun) nursery school (noun) old school (adjective) out of etc. (phrase) parochial school (noun) party school (noun) prep school (noun) preparatory school (noun) primary school (noun) private school (noun) public school (noun) reform school (noun) school (noun) school (verb) school age (noun) school bell (noun) school board (noun) school bus (noun) school day (noun) school district (noun) school friend (noun) school governor (noun) school lunch (noun) school night (noun) School of the Air () school of thought (noun) school refusal (noun) school shooting (noun) school spirit (noun) school year (noun) school-leaver (noun) secondary school (noun) senior high school (noun) special school (noun) state school (noun) summer school (noun) Sunday school (noun) teach etc. (phrase) the old school (noun) the old school tie (noun) the school of hard knocks (noun) the school run (noun) upper school (noun) vocational school (noun) work your way through (phrase)