TRAIL

• (noun) a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

• (noun) evidence pointing to a possible solution

  "the police are following a promising lead", "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

  synonyms : lead , track

• (noun) a track or mark left by something that has passed

  "there as a trail of blood", "a tear left its trail on her cheek"

• (verb) drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

  "The toddler was trailing his pants", "She trained her long scarf behind her"

  synonyms : train

• (verb) hang down so as to drag along the ground

  "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"

• (verb) go after with the intent to catch

  "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley", "the dog chased the rabbit"

  synonyms : chase , chase after , dog , give chase , go after , tag , tail , track

• (verb) to lag or linger behind

  "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

  synonyms : drag , drop back , drop behind , get behind , hang back

• (verb) move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly

  "John trailed behind his class mates", "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"

  synonyms : shack

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