TRAIL

I. verb see: train Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground, to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner , to grow to such length as to droop over toward the ground , 2. to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily ; plod , trudge , to lag behind ; do poorly in relation to others, to move, flow, or extend slowly in thin streams , 4. to extend in an erratic or uneven course or line ; straggle , dwindle , to follow a ~ ; track game, transitive verb 1. to draw or drag loosely along a surface ; allow to sweep the ground, haul , tow , 2. to drag (as a limb or the body) heavily or wearily, to carry or bring along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance, to draw along in one's wake, 3. to follow upon the scent or trace of ; track , to follow in the footsteps of ; pursue , to follow along behind, to lag behind (as a competitor), see: chase II. noun Date: 14th century something that ~s or is ~ed: as, a ~ing plant, the train of a gown, a ~ing arrangement (as of flowers) ; spray , the part of a gun carriage that rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered, 2. something that follows or moves along as if being drawn along ; train , b. the streak produced by a meteor, a continuous line produced photographically by permitting the image of a celestial body (as a star) to move over the plate, a chain of consequences ; aftermath , 3. a trace or mark left by something that has passed or been drawn along ; scent , track , b. a track made by passage especially through a wilderness, a marked or established path or route especially through a forest or mountainous region, a course followed or to be followed , ~less adjective