Overview of noun trail

The noun trail has 3 senses

• 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")


• trail -- (a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country)


• lead, track, trail -- (evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator")

Overview of verb trail

The verb trail has 5 senses

• drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back -- (to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging")


• chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track -- (go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit")


• trail, shack -- (move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart")


• trail -- (hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground")


• trail, train -- (drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her")