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verb

1. To hang or cause to hang down and be pulled along behind: drag, draggle, train. See hang.
2. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry. Idioms: drag one'sfeetheels, mark time, take one's time. See fast/slow/velocity.
3. To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting: trace, track. See marks, seek/avoid.
4. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind: dog, follow, shadow, track. Informal bird-dog, tail. See precede/follow.
5. To follow closely or persistently: dog, heel¹, tag. See precede/follow.

noun

1. Something that follows or is drawn along behind: tail, train, wake². See precede/follow.
2. A visible sign or mark of the passage of someone or something: print, trace, track. See marks.
3. Evidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive: scent, spoor, track. See marks, smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.

v

Definition: lag behind, follow
Antonyms: lead

n. the rear end of a gun carriage, resting or sliding on the ground when the gun is unlimbered.

v.

follow (a person or animal), typically by using marks, signs, or scent left behind.

at the trail with a rifle hanging balanced in one hand and (in Britain) parallel to the ground.

trail arms let a rifle hang in such a way.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

trayle

Continuous horizontal running enrichment of vine-leaves, tendrils, stalks, and grapes, called also grapevine, vignette, vine-scroll, or vinette, often found enriching Perpendicular canopies and screens, e.g. in funerary architecture and chancel-screens. Several spectacular examples survive in Devon churches. The form was essentially late Gothic, and recurs throughout Europe.

Trail, trayle (top) Wells Cathedral, Som. (second half of C15). (bottom) Church of St Mary, Oxford (late C15) (both after Parker).

Bibliography

• F. Bond (1908a)
• B&C (1909)

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IN BRIEF: n. - A path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country; Evidence pointing to a possible solution.

Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. — Edward A. Navajo

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A well-defined information pathway that leads from data point to data point and sequentially from analysis to conclusion.

• audit t. — as for accounting trail but designed for audit purposes.
• diagnostic t. — a diagnostic decision tree.

For a list of words related to trail, see:

• Mood and Intent - trail: follow; come after
• Secrecy and Concealment - trail: (vb) track

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spor, sti, vej
v. tr. - slæbe, trække (efter sig), spore (om vildt), følge sporet af, efterspore
v. intr. - være bagud

idioms:

• on the trail of    i hælene på
• trail away    forsvinde, blive svagere, dø bort
• trail off    dø hen (om lyd)
• trail one's coat    være udæskende

Nederlands (Dutch)
pad, spoor, sleep, nasporen, (zich) (mee) slepen

Français (French)
n. - chemin, piste, traînée, trace, sillage, (gén, Chasse) trace/piste, route
v. tr. - suivre la piste, suivre, traîner, faire traîner
v. intr. - pendre, traîner, (Sport) avoir du retard, (Pol) être à la traîne

idioms:

• at the trail    à la traîne
• on the trail of    (être) sur la piste de
• trail away    se taire (peu à peu), s'arrêter (peu à peu), s'effacer
• trail off    se taire (peu à peu), s'arrêter (peu à peu), s'effacer
• trail one's coat    chercher la bagarre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spur, Fährte, Pfad, Weg, Schleppe, Schwanz
v. - schleppen, schleifen, hinter sich herziehen, verfolgen, im Rückstand sein, herabhängen, sich dahinschleppen

idioms:

• at the trail    jmdm. [etw.] auf der Spur sein
• on the trail of    auf der Fährte von, auf jmds. Fersen
• trail away    allmählich verstummen
• trail off    allmählich verstummen
• trail one's coat    einen Streit provozieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχνάρια, ίχνη, ατραπός, μονοπάτι, πάτημα, γραμμή, ουρά, παρακολούθημα
v. - σύρω/-ομαι, ρυμουλκώ-ούμαι, αφήνω ίχνη, ακολουθώ τα ίχνη, ρυμουλκώ, σέρνω, τραβώ, περπατώ κουρασμένα, σέρνομαι, αναρριχώμαι, έρπω, βρίσκομαι πίσω (σε βαθμολογία)

idioms:

• on the trail of    στα ίχνη του
• trail away    εξασθενώ, σβήνω
• trail off    λεπτύνομαι, σβήνω προοδευτικά, περιπλανώμαι
• trail one's coat    λύνω το ζωνάρι μου για καβγά

Italiano (Italian)
seguito, orma, sentiero

idioms:

• on the trail of    sulle orme di
• trail off/away    andare via
• trail one's coat    provocare una lite

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cauda de vestido (f), pista (f), trilha (f)
v. - puxar, arrastar, carregar

idioms:

• on the trail of    no trilho de, no encalço de
• trail off/away    extinguir-se, dissipar-se
• trail one's coat    tentativa de causar uma reação calculada em alguém

Русский (Russian)
след (отстающий от чего-л.= кровавый след, запах), тропа, преследование, охота по следу, (воен.) оружие на перевес, идти по следу, волочить-ся, тащить-ся, плестись, прокладывать тропинку

idioms:

• on the trail of    идти по следу
• trail off/away    (о звуке) замирать, уходить на нет
• trail one's coat    спровоцировать ссору

Español (Spanish)
n. - estela, reguero, huella, rastro, pista, senda, sendero, camino
v. tr. - arrastrar, llevar arrastrando, llevar tras de sí o consigo, alargar, enganchar, rastrear, ir detrás de, dejar un rastro
v. intr. - arrastrar, ir arrastrando, arrastrarse, rezagarse, andar o moverse penosamente, dejar rastro

idioms:

• at the trail    con un rifle colgado de una mano paralelo al piso
• on the trail of    seguir la pista de
• trail away    desvanecerse, apagarse, esfumarse
• trail off    desvanecerse, apagarse, esfumarse
• trail one's coat    buscar pelea o camorra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - strimma, slinga, spår, stig, väg, (klännings)släp
v. - släpa (i marken), dra (efter sig), spåra (upp), skugga, följa efter, dra ut på, förhala, komma efter

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
痕迹, 足迹, 踪迹, 小道, 跟踪, 拉, 追踪, 拖曳, 落后, 垂下

idioms:

• on the trail of    跟踪追赶
• trail away    减弱, 变小
• trail off    减弱, 变小
• trail one's coat    故意挑衅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 痕跡, 足跡, 蹤跡, 小道
v. tr. - 跟蹤, 拉, 追蹤
v. intr. - 拖曳, 落後, 垂下

idioms:

• on the trail of    跟蹤追趕
• trail away    減弱, 變小
• trail off    減弱, 變小
• trail one's coat    故意挑釁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흔적, 오솔길, 뒤로 길게 늘어뜨린 것
v. tr. - 끌다, 추적하다, 질질 끌다
v. intr. - 끌다, (덩굴이) 뻗다, (소리가) 점점 사라지다

idioms:

• trail away    사라지다
• trail off    약해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引きずる, 引きずって行く, 後ろについて行く, 追跡する, はう, 足をひきずって歩く, のろのろと行く
n. - 引きずった跡, 足跡, たなびき, 道, 小道, ひきずるもの, 跡, 下げ銃

idioms:

• on the trail of    跡を残して
• trail off/away    しだいに消える
• trail one's coat    けんかをふっかける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قافله, ذيل (فعل) يتجرجر ( على ألأرض)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עקבות, עקב, סימנים, שובל, נתיב, שביל, תושבת תותח‬
v. tr. - ‮משך, גרר, הלך בעקבות, פרסם סרט ע"י הצגה מוקדמת של קטעים מתוכו‬
v. intr. - ‮נגרר, השתרך, פיגר, טיפס (צמח), נמצא במצב של הפסד במשחק‬

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