Main entry: trail
Definition: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
Main entry: lead, track, trail
Definition: evidence pointing to a possible solution
Usage: the police are following a promising lead; the trail led straight to the perpetrator
Main entry: 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
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
Main entry: trail
Definition: hang down so as to drag along the ground
Usage: The bride's veiled trailed along the ground
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Definition: move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
Usage: John trailed behind his class mates; The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart