TRAIL
\tɹˈe͡ɪl], \tɹˈeɪl], \t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of TRAIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
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a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
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hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
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drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
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move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
By Princeton University
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a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
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a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
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drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"
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drag along heavily or wearily; "The tired man seemed to trail his limbs after himself"
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hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To hunt by the track; to track.
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To draw or drag, as along the ground.
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To carry, as 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.
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To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat.
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To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
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To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
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To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
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A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.
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A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
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Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
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Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.
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Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.
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That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun.
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The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.
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The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; - applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
By Oddity Software
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To hunt by the track; to track.
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To draw or drag, as along the ground.
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To carry, as 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.
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To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat.
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To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
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To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
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To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
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A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.
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A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
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Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
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Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.
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Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.
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That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun.
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The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.
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The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; - applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
By Noah Webster.
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To fall or extend behind; as, her dress trails; to grown or climb at great length; as, the vine trails along the fence; to follow; to go along in a leisurely fashion.
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A track left by a person or an animal; a footpath or track through a wilderness; anything dragged on the ground.
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Trailer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To draw along the ground: to hunt by tracking.
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To be drawn out in length: to run or climb as a plant.
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Anything drawn out in length: track followed by the hunter.
By Daniel Lyons
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Anything drawn out; track followed in hunting; trace left by crawling or dragging.
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To be drawn out or along.
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To draw along the ground.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To draw along lightly; drag or draw after; follow the trail of; trace; creep, as a plant.
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The track left by anything drawn over a surface; a track; beaten path.
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Anything trailed; a train, as of a gown.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Track followed by the hunter;- scent left on the ground by an animal pursued;- any thing drawn to length;- any thing drawn behind in Iong undulations; a train;-the entrails of a fowl, especially of game ;-that part of the stock of a gun-carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered;-in architecture, a running ornament of leaves, flowers, sprigs, &c., in the hollow of a moulding.
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