trail

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Synonyms: frail, train, tail, rail, trait, brail, grail, trawl, drail, trall, crail

Antonyms: frail, train, tail, rail, trait, brail, grail, trawl, drail, trall, crail

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Verb

{{lb|en|transitive}} To follow behind (someone or something); to [[tail#Verb|tail]] (someone or something).
{{lb|en|transitive}} To drag (something) behind on the ground.
{{lb|en|transitive}} To leave (a trail of).
{{lb|en|transitive}} To show a [[trailer]] of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[run]] or [[climb]] like certain [[plant]]s.
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
To be [[lose|losing]], to be behind in a competition.
{{lb|en|military}} To carry (a firearm) with the [[breech]] near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
To create a trail in.
To [[travel]] by following or creating trails.
To [[transport]] ([[livestock]]) by herding it along a trail.

The [[track]] or [[indication]] marking the [[route]] followed by something that has passed, such as the [[footprint]]s of animal on land or the [[contrail]] of an airplane in the sky.
A route for travel over land, especially a [[narrow]], [[unpaved]] [[pathway]] for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
A route or circuit generally.
{{lb|en|television}} A [[trailer]] broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
{{lb|en|graph theory}} A [[walk]] in which all the [[edge]]s are [[distinct]].
The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.

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