a track or mark left by something that has passed; there as a trail of blood; a tear left its trail on her cheek'

a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

evidence pointing to a possible solution; the police are following a promising lead; the trail led straight to the perpetrator

[ Syn: lead , track ]

to lag or linger behind; But in so many other areas we still are dragging

[ Syn: drag , get behind , hang back , drop behind , drop back ]

go after with the intent to catch; The policeman chased the mugger down the alley; the dog chased the rabbit

[ Syn: chase , chase after , tail , tag , give chase , dog , go after , track ]

move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; John trailed behind his class mates; The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart

[ Syn: shack ]

hang down so as to drag along the ground; The bride's veiled trailed along the ground'

drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; The toddler was trailing his pants; She trained her long scarf behind her

[ Syn: train ]