trail
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Latin trahere, to drag along
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trail (third-person singular simple present trails, present participle trailing, simple past and past participle trailed)
- (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.
- (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- You'll get your coat all muddy if you trail it around like that.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- "I saw your brother—I saw your brother," he said, nodding his head, as Archer lagged past him, trailing his spade, and scowling at the old gentleman in spectacles.
- (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
- He walked into the house, soaking wet, and trailed water all over the place.
- (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.
- His new film was trailed on TV last night.
- There were no surprises in this morning's much-trailed budget statement.
- To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, Daily Record:
- Neil Lennon and his players have, in almost no time at all, roared back from trailing Rangers by 15 points in November to ending the year two points clear.
- 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, Daily Record:
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follow behind
drag behind
leave (a trail of)
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[edit] Noun
Wikipedia trail (plural trails)
- 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.
- A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
- A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
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- (track of an animal): spoor
- (route for travel over land): dirt track, footpath, path, track
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Terms derived from trail (noun)
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track followed by a hunter
route for travel over land
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- Spanish: sendero m.
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trail f. (plural trails)
- Dual-sport motorcycle
- Trail running
