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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Trail \Trail\ (tr[=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line; probably from a derivative of L. trahere to draw; cf. L. traha a drag, sledge, tragula a kind of drag net, a small sledge, Sp. trailla a leash, an instrument for leveling the ground, D. treilen to draw with a rope, to tow, treil a rope for drawing a boat. See {Trace}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. (a) To hunt by the track; to track. (b) to follow behind. (c) To pursue. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. To draw or drag, as along the ground. [1913 Webster] And hung his head, and trailed his legs along. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] They shall not trail me through their streets Like a wild beast. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Long behind he trails his pompous robe. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mil.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle. [1913 Webster] 4. To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 5. To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance. --C. Bronte. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Trail \Trail\, v. i. 1. To be drawn out in length; to follow after. [1913 Webster] When his brother saw the red blood trail. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Trail \Trail\, n. 1. A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail. [1913 Webster] They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous trail. --Cooper. [1913 Webster] How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains. [1913 Webster] 3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke. [1913 Webster] When lightning shoots in glittering trails along. --Rowe. [1913 Webster] 4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. "A radiant trail of hair." --Pope. [1913 Webster] 5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep. [1913 Webster] The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with its trail in, is a delicious dish. --Baird. [1913 Webster] 8. (Mil.) That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of {Gun carriage}, under {Gun}. [1913 Webster] 9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Trail boards} (Shipbuilding), the carved boards on both sides of the cutwater near the figurehead. {Trail net}, a net that is trailed or drawn behind a boat. --Wright. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: trail n 1: a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" 2: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country 3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: {lead}, {track}, {trail}] v 1: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {get behind}, {hang back}, {drop behind}, {drop back}] 2: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}] 3: move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" [syn: {trail}, {shack}] 4: hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" 5: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" [syn: {trail}, {train}]