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- DictionaryTrail/trāl/
noun
- 1. a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something: "a trail of blood on the grass"
- 2. a long thin part or line stretching behind or hanging down from something: "smoke trails"
verb
- 1. draw or be drawn along the ground or other surface behind someone or something: "Alex trailed a hand through the clear water"
- 2. walk or move slowly or wearily: "she trailed behind, whimpering at intervals"
A trail is an unpaved path, like the narrow trail you follow through the woods on your hike. A trail can also be a series of clues that are left behind, also forming a kind of path. You can walk along a trail, and you can also follow a trail: "My little brother left a trail of cracker crumbs behind him, so I found him right away."
Definition of trail noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to follow someone, especially without them knowing, in order to watch or catch them: He suspected he was being trailed by undercover police. trail verb (HANG DOWN) to hang down and touch the ground, or to make something do this: Your coat's trailing in the mud. trail verb (LOWER SCORE)
3 days ago · to drag or stream, or permit to drag or stream along a surface, esp the ground. her skirt trailed. she trailed her skipping rope. 2. to make (a track or path) through (a place) to trail a way. to trail a jungle. 3. to chase, follow, or hunt (an animal or person) by following marks or tracks.
1. To drag or be dragged along, brushing the ground: The queen's long robe trailed behind. 2. To extend, grow, or droop loosely over a surface: vines trailing through the garden. 3. To drift in a thin stream: smoke trailing from a dying fire. 4. To become gradually fainter; dwindle: His voice trailed off in confusion. 5.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English trail1 /treɪl/ verb 1 pull [ intransitive, transitive] to pull something behind you, especially along the ground, or to be pulled in this way A plane trailing a banner was circling overhead. trail in/on/over etc She walked slowly along the path, her skirt trailing in the mud. trail something in...
a [+ object] : to pull (something) behind you especially on the ground. The dog was trailing [= dragging] its leash. The little girl went to her room, trailing her teddy bear behind her. b [no object] : to be pulled behind someone or something. The dog's leash was trailing along/on the ground. The little girl's teddy bear trailed behind her. 2.
