Other Definitions trail (enc)
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Trail| Noun | 1. | trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"track, path, course - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" slot - the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees" spoor - the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor" | | | 2. | trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly countrycattle trail - a trail over which cattle were driven to market Iditarod Trail - a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome Indian trail - a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century | | | 3. | trail - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"evidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" | | | Verb | 1. | trail - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" | | | 2. | trail - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" | | | 3. | trail - move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" | | | 4. | trail - hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"trail, train - drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" | | | 5. | trail - drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"drag - pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" trail - hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" | |
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