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English noun: trail | |||
| 1. | trail (object) a track or mark left by something that has passed | ||
| Samples | There as a trail of blood. A tear left its trail on her cheek. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, path, track | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slot, spoor | ||
| 2. | trail (artifact) a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cart track, cartroad, track | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cattle trail, deer trail, horse-trail, Indian trail, mountain trail, ski run, ski trail | ||
| Instance hyponym | Iditarod Trail, Santa Fe Trail | ||
| 3. | trail (cognition) evidence pointing to a possible solution | ||
| Samples | The police are following a promising lead. The trail led straight to the perpetrator. | ||
| Synonyms | lead, track | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evidence, grounds | ||
English verb: trail | |||
| 1. | trail (motion) to lag or linger behind | ||
| Samples | But in so many other areas we still are dragging. | ||
| Synonyms | drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag | ||
| 2. | trail (motion) go after with the intent to catch | ||
| Samples | The policeman chased the mugger down the alley. The dog chased the rabbit. | ||
| Examples | They trail the car down the avenue | ||
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follow, pursue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hound, hunt, quest, run down, trace, tree | ||
| 3. | trail (motion) move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly | ||
| Samples | John trailed behind his class mates. The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart. | ||
| Synonyms | shack | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 4. | trail (contact) hang down so as to drag along the ground | ||
| Samples | The bride's veiled trailed along the ground. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Verb group | trail, train | ||
| 5. | trail (contact) drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | ||
| Samples | The toddler was trailing his pants. She trained her long scarf behind her. | ||
| Synonyms | train | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drag | ||
| Verb group | trail | ||
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