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'trail' - used as a noun
1. a track or mark left by something that has passed
there as a trail of blood
a tear left its trail on her cheek
2. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
3. evidence pointing to a possible solution
the trail led straight to the perpetrator

'trail' - used as a verb
4. to lag or linger behind
5. go after with the intent to catch
6. move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
John trailed behind his class mates
The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
7. hang down so as to drag along the ground
The bride's veiled trailed along the ground
8. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
The toddler was trailing his pants

derived forms
1. Trail / Plural
trails
2. Trail / Past
trailed
3. Trail / Third Person
trails
4. Trail / Present Participle
trailing
Variations of 'trail'
 
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