trail

trail
trail1 [treıl] v
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1¦(pull)¦
2¦(walk slowly)¦
3¦(lose a competition)¦
4¦(follow somebody)¦
Phrasal verbs
 trail away/off
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: trailler 'to pull after you, tow', from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin tragula 'sledge, net for pulling']
1.) ¦(PULL)¦ [I and T]
to pull something behind you, especially along the ground, or to be pulled in this way
A plane trailing a banner was circling overhead.
trail in/on/over etc
She walked slowly along the path, her skirt trailing in the mud.
trail sth in/across/through etc sth
Rees was leaning out of the boat trailing his hand through the water.
2.) ¦(WALK SLOWLY)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]
to walk slowly, especially behind other people because you are tired or bored
trail behind/around
Susie trailed along behind her parents.
We spent the afternoon trailing around the shops.
3.) ¦(LOSE A COMPETITION)¦ [I,T usually in progressive]
to be losing in a game, competition, or election
The Democratic candidate is still trailing in the opinion polls.
trail (sb) by sth
Manchester United were trailing by two goals to one.
trail in/home
(=finish in a bad position)
He trailed in last after a disastrous race.
4.) ¦(FOLLOW SOMEBODY)¦ [T]
to follow someone by looking for signs that they have gone in a particular direction
Police trailed the gang for several days.
trail away/off phr v
if someone's voice trails away or trails off, it becomes gradually quieter and then stops
She trailed off, silenced by the look Kris gave her.
trail 2
trail2 n
1.) a rough path across countryside or through a forest
The trail led over Boulder Pass before descending to a lake.
2.) a long line or a series of marks that have been left by someone or something
trail of
a trail of wet footprints
The bus left a trail of black smoke behind it.
The typhoon left a trail of devastation.
3.) a series of unpleasant situations or feelings that have been left by someone or something
trail of
He left a trail of broken hearts and broken promises.
4.) a sign that a person or animal has been in a place, used for finding or catching them
The hunters lost the tiger's trail in the middle of the jungle.
Police tracked him to Valencia and there the trail went cold (=they could not find any signs of him) .
5.) be on the trail of sb/sth
to be trying to find someone or something by getting information about them
industrial spies on the trail of technological secrets
Police believe they are hot on the trail of a drug-smuggling gang (=they are close to finding them) .
6.) all the places that a particular group of people visit for a particular purpose
a town on the tourist trail
campaign/election trail
politicians on the campaign trail
7.) the set of things that someone does to achieve something
New players should put the team back on the winning trail.
blaze a trail atblaze2 (5), hit the trail/road athit1 (17)

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