trail
Cross references:
1. chase
1. trail \'tra-(*)l\ vb [ME trailen, fr. MF trailler to tow, fr. (assumed)
VL tragulare)X, fr. L tragula sledge, dragnet 1a: to hang down so as to
drag along or sweep the ground 1b: to extend over a surface in a loose or
straggling manner 1c: to grow to such length as to droop over the ground
2a: to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily : PLOD, TRUDGE 2b:
to lag behind : do poorly in relation to others 3: to move, flow, or
extend slowly in thin streams {smoke ~ing)X from chimneys} 4a: to extend in
an erratic or uneven course or line : STRAGGLE 4b: DWINDLE {voice ~ing
off} 5: to follow a trail : track game 1a: to draw or drag loosely along
a surface : allow to sweep the ground 1b: HAUL, TOW 2a: to drag heavily
or wearily (as a limb or the body) 2b: to carry or bring along as an
addition, burden, or encumbrance 2c: to draw along in one's wake 3a: to
follow upon the scent or trace of : TRACK 3b: to follow in the footsteps
of : PURSUE 3c: to follow along behind 3d: to lag behind (as competitor)
2. trail n 1: something that trails or is trailed : as 1a: a trailing
plant 1b: the train of a gown 1c: a trailing arrangement (as of flowers)
: SPRAY 1d: the part of a gun carriage that rests on the ground when the
piece is u nlimbered 2a: something that follows or moves along as if being
drawn along : TR AIN 2b1: the streak produced by a meteor 2b2: a
continuous line produced photographically by permitting the image of a
celestial body (as a star) to move over the plate 2c: a chain of
consequences : AFTERMATH 3a: a trace or mark left by something that has
passed or been drawn along :: SCENT, TRACK {a ~ of blood} 3b1: a track made
by passage through a wilderness : a beaten path 3b2: a marked path through
a forest or mountainous region
Webster's English Dictionary