trail: význam a definice

To allow to drag or stream behind, as along the ground: The dog ran off, trailing its leash.

To drag (the body, for example) wearily or heavily.

To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting; track.

To follow the course taken by; pursue: trail a fugitive.

To follow behind: several cruisers trailed by an escorting destroyer.

To lag behind (an opponent): trailed the league leader by four games.

To drag or be dragged along, brushing the ground: The queen's long robe trailed behind.

To extend, grow, or droop loosely over a surface: vines trailing through the garden.

To drift in a thin stream: smoke trailing from a dying fire.

To become gradually fainter; dwindle: His voice trailed off in confusion.

To walk or proceed with dragging steps; trudge.

To be behind in competition; lag: trailing by two goals in the second period.

A marked or beaten path, as through woods or wilderness.

An overland route: the pioneers' trail across the prairies.

A mark, trace, course, or path left by a moving body.

The scent of a person or animal: The dogs lost the trail of the fox.

Something that is drawn along or follows behind; a train: The mayor was followed by a trail of reporters.

A succession of things that come afterward or are left behind: left a trail of broken promises.

Something that hangs loose and long: Trails of ticker tape floated down from office windows.

The part of a gun carriage that rests or slides on the ground.

The act of trailing.