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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)
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...
to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind. to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: a racing car trailing clouds of dust. to follow the track, trail, or scent of; track. to follow along behind (another), as in a race. to mark out, as a track. to tread down or make a path through (grass or the like).
