| NOUN | object | trail | a track or mark left by something that has passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | trail | a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | |
| cognition | trail, lead, track | evidence pointing to a possible solution | |
| VERB | motion | trail, drag, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back | to lag or linger behind |
| motion | trail, chase, chase after, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | go after with the intent to catch | |
| motion | trail, shack | move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly | |
| contact | trail | hang down so as to drag along the ground | |
| contact | trail, train | drag loosely along a surface |
| Sounds | trey'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | A track or mark left by something that has passed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
| |
| Narrower | slot | The trail of an animal (especially a deer) |
| spoor | The trail left by a person or an animal | |
| Broader | path, track, course | A line or route along which something travels or moves |
| Meaning | A path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instances | Iditarod Trail | A trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome |
| Santa Fe Trail | A trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico | |
| Narrower | Indian trail | A trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians |
| cattle trail | A trail over which cattle were driven to market | |
| deer trail | A trail worn by the passage of deer | |
| horse-trail | A trail for horses | |
| mountain trail | A trail through mountainous country / country | |
| ski run, ski trail | trail or slope prepared for skiing | |
| Broader | track, cart track, cartroad | Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |
| Spanish | sendero | |
| Catalan | pista | |
| Meaning | evidence pointing to a possible solution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" | |
| Synonyms | lead, track | |
| Broader | evidence, grounds | Your basis for belief or disbelief |
| Spanish | pista, rastro | |
| Catalan | pista, rastre | |
| Meaning | To lag or linger behind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | drag, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back | |
| Broader | lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
| Spanish | rezagarse | |
| Nouns | trailer | someone who takes more time than necessary |
| Meaning | go after with the intent to catch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | They trail the car down the avenue | |
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | |
| Narrower | hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly |
| quest | search the trail of (game) | |
| run down | pursue until captured | |
| tree | chase an animal up a tree | |
| Broader | pursue, follow | Follow in or as if in pursuit |
| Spanish | perseguir, rastrear, seguir | |
| Catalan | empaitar, perseguir, rastrejar, seguir la pista, seguir | |
| Nouns | trailing | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind |
| Meaning | Move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Examples |
| |
| Synonym | shack | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | arrastrarse | |
| Catalan | arrossegar-se, caminar sense ganes | |
| Nouns | trailer | someone who takes more time than necessary |
| Meaning | hang down so as to drag along the ground. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" | |
| Similar to | trail, train | drag loosely along a surface |
| Meaning | drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The toddler was trailing his pants" | |
| Synonym | train | |
| Broader | drag | Pull, as against a resistance |
| Similar to | trail | hang down so as to drag along the ground |
| Spanish | arrastrar, seguir | |
| Nouns | trailer | a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy |
| trailer | a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots