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trail

/ trail /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 2
"there as a trail of blood"
"a tear left its trail on her cheek"
Type of:
path track course
Kinds of:
slot spoor
verb Sense 3
"The toddler was trailing his pants"
"She trained her long scarf behind her"
Type of:
drag
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
hang down so as to drag along the ground
"The bride''s veiled trailed along the ground"
Verb group:
train
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 5
"John trailed behind behis class mates"
"The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 6
to lag or linger behind
"But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Type of:
lag dawdle fall back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
"the police are following a promising lead"
"the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
Type of:
evidence grounds
verb Sense 8
go after with the intent to catch
"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"
"the dog chased the rabbit"
Type of:
pursue follow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
3
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