trail

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin trahere, to drag along

Verb [edit]

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

  1. (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
    The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.
  2. (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.
  3. (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
    He walked into the house, soaking wet, and trailed water all over the place.
  4. (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.
  5. 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.

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

follow behind
drag behind
leave (a trail of)

Noun [edit]

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  1. 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.
  2. A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
  3. A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.

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Terms derived from trail (noun)

Translations [edit]

track followed by a hunter
route for travel over land

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French [edit]

Noun [edit]

trail f (plural trails)

  1. Dual-sport motorcycle
  2. Trail running
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