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Meaning
Verb
●
To
follow
behind (someone
or something
); to
tail
(someone
or something
).
●
To
drag
(something) behind on the ground.
●
To
leave
(a
trail
of).
●
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.
●
To
hang
or
drag
loosely
behind; to
move
with a
slow
sweeping
motion.
●
To
run
or
climb
like certain plants.
●
To
drag
oneself
lazily
or
reluctantly
along.
●
To be
losing
, to be behind in a competition.
●
In Military:
To
carry
(a
firearm
) with the
breech
near
the
ground
and the
upper
part
inclined
forward, the
piece
being
held
by the
right hand
near
the middle.
●
To create a
trail
in.
●
To
travel
by
following
or
creating
trails.
●
To
transport
(livestock) by
herding
it along a trail.
●
To
take advantage of
the
ignorance
of; to
impose
upon.
Noun
●
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
route
or
circuit
generally.
●
In Television:
A
trailer
broadcast
on television
for a
forthcoming
film
or programme.
●
In Graph theory:
A
walk in
which all the
edges
are distinct.
●
The
horizontal
distance
from where the
wheel
touches
the
ground
to where the
steering
axis
intersects
the
ground
.
Name
●
A
city
in British Columbia, Canada.
●
A
city
in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.
●
A
census-designated place
in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
trail
English
trahere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Spoor
Sign
Footpath
Path
Track
Dirt Track
Related
Road
Path
Hike
Mountain
Trek
Walk
Highway
Walkway
Journey
Route
Canyon
Footpath
Tour
Hill
Creek
Ride
Lake
Valley
Beach
Park
Climb
Slope
River
Street
Coast
Cruise
Drive
Trekking
Lane
Forest
Chase
Shoreline
Bridge
Pass
Passage
Adventure
Bus
Ridge
Pathway
Run
Move
Line
Bike
Pull
Glacier
Sidewalk
Drag
Record
Camp
Town
Circle
Edge
Stroll
Garden
Loop
Push
Corridor
Bike Path
Dirt Road
Gravel Road
Cog Railway
More
Rhymes
Ale
Ail
Hale
Veil
Pail
Fail
Gale
Sale
Wail
Yale
Rail
Pale
Tail
Vale
Gail
Sail
Wale
Dale
Vail
Tale
Gaol
Bale
Bail
Dale
Male
Nail
Tael
Mail
Baal
Hale
Jail
Hail
Brail
Gayle
Quail
Scale
Swale
Spale
Drail
Whale
Stale
Frail
Skail
Shale
Dwale
Trail
Flail
Avail
Email
Asail
Grail
Snail
Aumail
Engaol
Impale
Rerail
Unveil
Derail
Squail
Regale
Faille
Empale
Inhale
Exhale
Retail
Bewail
Assail
Detail
Entail
Percale
Surveil
Travail
They'Ll
Braille
Curtail
Prevail
Orseille
Oversail
Paravail
Overveil
Resurveil
Grisaille
Thumbnail
Nonpareil
Pale Ale
Ginger Ale
Gunter'S Scale
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