Trail,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trail \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.
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              They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no
              dangerous trail.                      --Cooper.
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              How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! --Shak.
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     2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild
        region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
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     3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor;
        a trail of smoke.
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              When lightning shoots in glittering trails along.
                                                    --Rowe.
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     4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. "A
        radiant trail of hair." --Pope.
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     5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.]
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     6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.]
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     7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the
        woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the
        entrails of sheep.
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              The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served
              with its trail in, is a delicious dish. --Baird.
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     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}.
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     9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person;
        an imposition. [Prov. Eng.]
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trail \Trail\ (tr[=a]l), 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.]
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     1.
        (a) To hunt by the track; to track.
        (b) to follow behind.
        (c) To pursue. --Halliwell.
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     2. To draw or drag, as along the ground.
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              And hung his head, and trailed his legs along.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              They shall not trail me through their streets
              Like a wild beast.                    --Milton.
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              Long behind he trails his pompous robe. --Pope.
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     3. (Mil.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the
        ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece
        being held by the right hand near the middle.
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     4. To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay
        flat. --Longfellow.
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     5. To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
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              I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly
              termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her
              ignorance.                            --C. Bronte.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trail \Trail\, v. i.
     1. To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
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              When his brother saw the red blood trail. --Spenser.
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     2. To grow to great length, especially when slender and
        creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trail
       n 1: a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as
            a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
       2: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
       3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are
          following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to
          the perpetrator" [syn: {lead}, {track}]
       v 1: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we
            still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {get behind}, {hang
            back}, {drop behind}]
       2: 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}]
       3: move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed
          behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind
          the horse cart" [syn: {shack}]
       4: hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's
          veiled trailed along the ground"
       5: 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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  235 Moby Thesaurus words for "trail":
     afterclap, aftercrop, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth,
     afterimage, aftermath, afterpart, afterpiece, aftertaste, alameda,
     aroma, attend, back, back up, bag, beat, beaten path, beaten track,
     bedog, berm, bicycle path, boardwalk, breath, bridle path, cascade,
     catwalk, chase, chivy, come after, come behind, come last,
     condensation trail, contrail, course, daggle, dally, dangle,
     dawdle, decrease, definite odor, delay, depend, detectable odor,
     die out, dillydally, diminish, disappear, displace, dog, drabble,
     drag, drag along, draggle, drape, draw, drive, droop, dwindle,
     effluvium, emanate, emanation, ensue, esplanade, essence,
     exhalation, fade away, fade out, falcon, fall, fall astern,
     fall back, fall behind, falter, fastwalk, flag, flap, flavor, flop,
     flow, flush, follow, follow a clue, follow after,
     follow the hounds, follow up, foot pavement, footpath, footprints,
     footsteps, footway, fowl, fragrance, fume, garden path, get behind,
     go after, go back, go backwards, go behind, go hunting, goof off,
     groove, grow dim, gun, hale, halt, hang, hang back, hang down,
     haul, hawk, heave, heel, hiking trail, hound, hunt, hunt down,
     issue, jack, jacklight, lag, lag behind, lessen, line, linger,
     linger behind, loiter, lollygag, lop, lug, mall, move, move behind,
     nod, nose, nose out, odor, overtake, parade, path, pathway, pend,
     peter out, piste, plod, poke, prado, procrastinate, promenade,
     prowl after, public walk, pull, pursue, queue, redolence, regress,
     replace, result, retrogress, revert, ride to hounds, route, run,
     run down, run to earth, runway, rut, sag, savor, scent, shadow,
     shikar, shilly-shally, shoot, sidewalk, signs, smell, smell out,
     snake, sniff out, spoor, sport, stalk, start, stench, still-hunt,
     straggle, stream, string along, subside, subtle odor, succeed,
     supervene, swag, sweep, swing, tab, tag, tag after, tag along,
     tail, tailgate, tailpiece, take in tow, taper off, tarry, tow,
     towing path, towpath, trace, trace down, traces, track, track down,
     trail after, trail behind, trailer, train, traipse, trawl,
     tread close upon, troll, trottoir, trudge, tug, vapor trail, wake,
     walk, walkway, waste time, way, weaken, weep, whiff
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Trail, MN (city, FIPS 65344)
    Location: 47.78372 N, 95.69906 W
    Population (1990): 67 (36 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56684
  Trail, OR
    Zip code(s): 97541

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Trail, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    62
     Housing Units (2000): 35
     Land area (2000):     0.992799 sq. miles (2.571337 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.992799 sq. miles (2.571337 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            65344
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             47.780625 N, 95.695068 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     56684
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Trail, MN
      Trail