trail

nouns

a track or mark left by something that has passed

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

trail

is a type of (narrower)

a line or route along which something travels or moves

"the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"

a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

trail

is a type of (narrower)

any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

evidence pointing to a possible solution

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

lead, track, trail

to lag or linger behind

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

drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail

is derived from

go after with the intent to catch

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

chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail

is derived from

move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly

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

shack, trail

is derived from

hang down so as to drag along the ground

"The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"

trail

verb group

drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

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

drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

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

trail, train

is derived from

is derived from