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v. i. To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.

Syn. -- To Follow, Succeed, Ensue. To follow (v.i.) means simply to come after; as, a crowd followed. To succeed means to come after in some regular series or succession; as, day succeeds to day, and night to night. To ensue means to follow by some established connection or principle of sequence. As wave follows wave, revolution succeeds to revolution; and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. folwere, AS. folgere. ] 1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sweetheart; a beau. [ Colloq. ] A. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Steam Engine) (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston. (b) A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.

Syn. -- Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan; dependent; attendant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Vocation; business; profession. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north, south, following, preceding. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Aëronautics) See Advancing-edge, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Aëronautics) See Advancing-surface, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Following as a logical consequence or next step in a process; -- used mostly of voluntary actions. [ PJC ]

n. 1. Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion; as, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise. The term usually is used in reference to the period after some point in time at which the actor is given freedom to pursue the project. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. (Golf, Baseball, Tennis) The remainder of a stroke with a club, bat, or racket after the ball has been hit. [ PJC ]

n. 1. a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow-up visit. A follow-up may be of various types. After a medical examination, a second examination (or reexamination) to obtain additional information regarding some fact discovered in the first examination is considered a follow-up. A second visit or phone call in pursuit of a sale or other request would also be a follow-up.
Syn. -- reexamination, review. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. (Journalism) A subsequent story providing information discovered or events happening after a first story was published. [ PJC ]

3. (Journalism) Same as sidebar. [ PJC ]