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Meaning and definition for "trail" word

[noun] a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
[noun] evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
[noun] a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
[verb] drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"
[verb] drag along heavily or wearily; "The tired man seemed to trail his limbs after himself"
[verb] hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
[verb] go after with the intent to catch
[verb] to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging."
[verb] to walk or proceed draggingly, slowly; "Snow buried the streets and covered the slanting rooftops, as John trudged toward St. Peter's."
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\Trail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line; probably from a derivative of L. trahere to draw; cf. L. traha a drag, sledge, tragula a kind of drag net, a small sledge, Sp. trailla a leash, an instrument for leveling the ground, D. treilen to draw with a rope, to tow, treil a rope for drawing a boat. See {Trace}, v. t.] 1. To hunt by the track; to track.
\Trail\, v. i. 1. To be drawn out in length; to follow after. When his brother saw the red blood trail. --Spenser. 2. To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
\Trail\, n. 1. A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail. They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous trail. --Cooper. How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! --Shak. 2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains. 3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke. When lightning shoots in glittering trails along. --Rowe. 4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. ``A radiant trail of hair.'' --Pope. 5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.] 6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.] 7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep. The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with its trail in, is a delicious dish. --Baird. 8. (Mil.) That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of {Gun carriage}, under {Gun}. 9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. [Prov. Eng.] {Trail boards} (Shipbuilding), the carved boards on both sides of the cutwater near the figurehead. {Trail net}, a net that is trailed or drawn behind a boat. --Wright.

Synonyms for trail

chase, chase after, dog, drag, drop behind, get behind, go after, hang back, lead, shack, tag, tail, track, track, train, trudge

See also: cart track | cartroad | cattle trail | chase away | course | dawdle | deer trail | dispel | drag | drive away | drive off | drive out | evidence | fall back | fall behind | follow | go | go | grounds | horse-trail | hound | hunt | Iditarod Trail | Indian trail | lag | locomote | locomote | mountain trail | move | move | path | pursue | quest | run down | run off | Santa Fe Trail | ski run | ski trail | slot | spoor | tag along | trace | track | track | travel | travel | turn back |

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Let's analyse "trail" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LIART. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: trail: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: trail: 2 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 3 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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