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" |
2. | trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | |
3. | trail - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" | |
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" | |
3. | trail - move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" Synonyms: shack | |
4. | trail - hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" | |
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" Synonyms: train |