TRAIL in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "TRAIL"

    • (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
    • (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
    • (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
    • (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
    • The track followed by a hunter.
    • A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved route for use by hikers, horse riders, etc.
    • A trailer broadcast on television of a forthcoming film or programme.
    • (a) trail
    • noun
      The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
    • noun
      A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
    • noun
      A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
    • noun
      (graph theory)
      A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To drag (something) behind on the ground.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To leave (a trail of).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
    • verb
      To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
    • verb
      (military)
      To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
    • verb
      To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
    • verb
      (dated)
      To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
    • follow behind
    • drag behind
    • leave (a trail of)
    • track followed by a hunter
    • route for travel over land
    • A line drawn by a user with his free hand.
    • hang (lie) over
    • to spy after someone
    • noun
      a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
    • noun
      a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
    • noun
      evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
    • verb
      drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
    • verb
      go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
    • verb
      hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
    • verb
      move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
    • verb
      to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

    Synonyms of "TRAIL" in English dictionary

    give chase, cartroad, fall behind are the top synonyms of "TRAIL" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of TRAIL

    • trail ( third-person singular simple present trails, present participle trailing, simple past and past participle trailed)
    • trail ( plural  trails)
    • trail (third-person singular simple present trails, present participle trailing, simple past and past participle trailed)
  • Trail

    Meanings and definitions of "TRAIL"

    • proper
      A city in British Columbia
    • proper
      A city in Minnesota
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