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Trail

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Noun

1. trail

a track or mark left by something that has passed

Example Sentences:
'there as a trail of blood'
'a tear left its trail on her cheek'

2. trail

a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

3. lead, track, trail

evidence pointing to a possible solution

Example Sentences:
'the police are following a promising lead'
'the trail led straight to the perpetrator'

Verb

4. drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail

to lag or linger behind

Example Sentences:
'But in so many other areas we still are dragging'

5. chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail

go after with the intent to catch

Example Sentences:
'The policeman chased the mugger down the alley'
'the dog chased the rabbit'

6. shack, trail

move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly

Example Sentences:
'John trailed behind his class mates'
'The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart'

7. trail

hang down so as to drag along the ground

Example Sentences:
'The bride's veiled trailed along the ground'

8. trail, train

drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

Example Sentences:
'The toddler was trailing his pants'
'She trained her long scarf behind her'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Trail

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verb
1. 
to drag or stream, or permit to drag or stream along a surface, esp the ground
her skirt trailed
she trailed her skipping rope
2. 
to make (a track or path) through (a place)
to trail a way
to trail a jungle
3. 
to chase, follow, or hunt (an animal or person) by following marks or tracks
4. (when intr, often foll by behind)
to lag or linger behind (a person or thing)
5. (intransitive)
(esp of plants) to extend or droop over or along a surface
6. (intransitive)
to be falling behind in a race or competition
the favourite is trailing at the last fence
7. (transitive)
to tow (a boat, caravan, etc) behind a motor vehicle
8. (transitive)
to carry (a rifle) at the full length of the right arm in a horizontal position, with the muzzle to the fore
9. (intransitive)
to move wearily or slowly
we trailed through the city
10. (transitive)
(on television or radio) to advertise (a future programme) with short extracts
11.  trail one's coat
noun
12. 
a print, mark, or marks made by a person, animal, or object
13. 
the act or an instance of trailing
14. 
the scent left by a moving person or animal that is followed by a hunting animal
15. 
a path, track, or road, esp one roughly blazed
16. 
something that trails behind or trails in loops or strands
17. 
the part of a towed gun carriage and limber that connects the two when in movement and rests on the ground as a partial support when unlimbered
18. engineering
the distance between the point of contact of a steerable wheel and a line drawn from the swivel pin axis to the ground
19. 
(on television or radio) an advertisement for a future programme

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Trail

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verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to drag or let drag behind one, esp. on the ground, etc.
b. 
to bring along behind
trailing exhaust fumes
c. 
to pull or tow
2. 
a. 
to make or mark (a path, track, etc.), as by treading down
b. 
to make a path in (grass, etc.)
3. 
to follow the tracks of; track
4. 
to hunt by tracking
5. 
a. 
to follow behind, esp. in a lagging manner
b. 
to be or lag behind, as in a contest
6.  Military
to carry (a rifle, etc.) in the right hand with the arm extended downward so that the muzzle is tilted forward and the butt is near the ground
verb intransitive
7. 
to hang down, esp. behind, so as to drag on the ground, etc.
8. 
to grow so long as to extend along the ground, over rocks, etc.
said of some plants
9. 
to extend in an irregular line; straggle
10. 
to flow behind in a long, thin stream, wisp, etc.
smoke trailed from the chimney
11. 
to move, walk, go along, etc. wearily, heavily, or slowly; crawl; drag
12. 
a. 
to follow or lag behind
b. 
to be losing, as in a sports contest
to trail by 13 points
13. 
to track game
said of hounds
14. 
to grow gradually weaker, dimmer, less direct, etc.
with off or away
noun
15. 
something that trails or is trailed behind
16. 
a mark, footprint, scent, etc. left by a person, animal, or thing that has passed
17.  US
a. 
a path or track made by repeated passage or deliberately blazed
b. 
a paved or maintained path or track, as for bicycling or hiking
18. 
a series of events or conditions following something; train
an illness bringing debts in its trail
19.  Military
a. 
the position of trailing a rifle
b. 
a beamlike part of a gun carriage, which may be lowered to the ground to form a rear brace

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Trail

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v. trailed, trail·ing, trails
v.tr.
1. To allow to drag or stream behind, as along the ground: The dog ran off, trailing its leash.
2. To drag (the body, for example) wearily or heavily.
3.
a. To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting; track.
b. To follow the course taken by; pursue: trail a fugitive.
4. To follow behind: several cruisers trailed by an escorting destroyer.
5. To lag behind (an opponent): trailed the league leader by four games.
v.intr.
1. To drag or be dragged along, brushing the ground: The queen's long robe trailed behind.
2. To extend, grow, or droop loosely over a surface: vines trailing through the garden.
3. To drift in a thin stream: smoke trailing from a dying fire.
4. To become gradually fainter; dwindle: His voice trailed off in confusion.
5. To walk or proceed with dragging steps; trudge: trailed along in glum silence.
6. To be behind in competition; lag: trailing by two goals in the second period.
n.
1.
a. A marked or beaten path, as through woods or wilderness.
b. An overland route: the pioneers' trail across the prairies.
c. A marked course through one or more bodies of water, as for recreational boaters or divers.
2.
a. A mark, trace, course, or path left by a moving body.
b. The scent of a person or animal: The dogs lost the trail of the fox.
3. Something that is drawn along or follows behind; a train: The mayor was followed by a trail of reporters.
4. A succession of things that come afterward or are left behind: left a trail of broken promises.
5. Something that hangs loose and long: Trails of ticker tape floated down from office windows.
6. The part of a gun carriage that rests or slides on the ground.
7. The act of trailing.

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