trail

Pronunciation: US [treɪl] UK [treɪl]

v.Tracking; tracking; listlessly walking
n.Path; path; tracks; tracks
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Synonyms

Antonyms

bird-dog chase course dog hound pursue run shadow tag tail trace track follow

Definitions in English

v.

1.

to be losing in a competition or election

2.

to pull something behind you, or to be pulled behind someone or something

3.

to move slowly and in a tired or unhappy way, often so that you are a short distance behind other people

4.

to follow someone secretly in order to learn something about them

5.

to leave marks on a surface or a substance in the air as you go through a place; if a line of marks or long thin objects trail across a place, they are left there by someone or something

6.

if something trails somewhere, it hangs down from something

n.

1.

a path through the countryside, especially one designed for walking for pleasure

2.

a series of marks or objects left by someone or something that shows they have been there; a smell or series of marks left by an animal

3.

damage or harm caused by something bad; a series of bad or harmful events

4.

a series of pieces of connected evidence that prove that someone did something wrong or illegal

5.

a series of activities that you do in order to achieve something

Other Forms

Example Sentences

Cheeks..Which a trail of golden hair Keeps from fading.
Source: E. B. Browning
The curtain..is..so long that it trails on the ground.
Source: P. Norman
Leaning back in the..boat with his hand trailing in the water.
Source: E. Figes

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Rearrange English Word: trail
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Based on trail, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - ailrt
b - atrial
c - lariat
e - latria
m - tribal
n - citral
o - rictal
s - retail
u - tailer
y - mitral
All shorter English words within trail :
ai ail air airt ait al alit alt ar aril art at it la lair lar lari lat lati li liar lira lit rail rat ria rial ta tail tali tar ti til tirl
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List all English words English words starting with trail, English words that contain trail or English words ending with trail
With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : t trai trail r rai rail a ai ail il
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English words starting with trail :
trailers trailing trailed trailer trails trail
English words that contain trail :
contrail entrails trailers trailing trailed trailer trails trail
English words ending with trail :
contrail trail