Synonyms: trail
Definition: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
Similar words: track, cart track, cartroad
Definition: any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
Definition: evidence pointing to a possible solution
Usage: the police are following a promising lead; the trail led straight to the perpetrator
Similar words: grounds, evidence
Definition: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Usage: the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
Synonyms: trail
Definition: a track or mark left by something that has passed
Usage: there as a trail of blood; a tear left its trail on her cheek
Similar words: path, track, course
Definition: a line or route along which something travels or moves
Usage: the hurricane demolished houses in its path; the track of an animal; the course of the river
Definition: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
Usage: The toddler was trailing his pants; She trained her long scarf behind her
Similar words: drag
Definition: pull, as against a resistance
Usage: He dragged the big suitcase behind him; These worries were dragging at him
Synonyms: chase, chase after, dog, tag, tail, track, trail, go after, give chase
Definition: go after with the intent to catch
Usage: The policeman chased the mugger down the alley; the dog chased the rabbit
Definition: follow in or as if in pursuit
Usage: The police car pursued the suspected attacker; Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life
Synonyms: drag, drop back, drop behind, trail, get behind, hang back
Definition: to lag or linger behind
Usage: But in so many other areas we still are dragging
Similar words: dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag
Definition: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Definition: move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
Usage: John trailed behind his class mates; The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast