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TRAIL

Definition:

[noun] a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
[noun] a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
[noun] evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
Synonyms: lead, track
[verb] to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Synonyms: drag, get behind, hang back, drop behind
[verb] go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
Synonyms: chase, chase after, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
[verb] move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
Synonyms: shack
[verb] hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
[verb] drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
Synonyms: train