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								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 
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								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 
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			1. Trail / Plural 
			trails 
			2. Trail / Past 
			trailed 
			3. Trail / Third Person 
			trails 
			4. Trail / Present Participle 
			trailing 
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