English to English noun
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a track or mark left by something that has passed | | Example: there as a trail of blood a tear left its trail on her cheek
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a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | | source: wordnet30
3 |
evidence pointing to a possible solution | | Example: the police are following a promising lead the trail led straight to the perpetrator
source: wordnet30
4 |
A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail. | | source: webster1913 verb
5 |
to lag or linger behind | | Example: But in so many other areas we still are dragging
source: wordnet30
6 |
go after with the intent to catch | | Example: The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit
source: wordnet30
7 |
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly | | Example: John trailed behind his class mates The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
source: wordnet30
8 |
hang down so as to drag along the ground | | Example: The bride's veiled trailed along the ground
source: wordnet30
9 |
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | | Example: The toddler was trailing his pants She trained her long scarf behind her
source: wordnet30
10 |
To hunt by the track; to track. | | source: webster1913
11 |
To be drawn out in length; to follow after. | | source: webster1913
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