A trail is an unpaved path, like the narrow trail you follow through the woods on your hike. A trail can also be a series of clues that are left behind, also forming a kind of path.
To hunt by the track; to track.
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"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
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; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
Verb
to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Verb
move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
v. t.
To hunt by the track; to track.
v. t.
To draw or drag, as along the ground.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay
flat.
v. t.
To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
v. i.
To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
v. i.
To grow to great length, especially when slender and
creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
n.
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.
n.
A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild
region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
n.
Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a
trail of smoke.
n.
Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.
n.
Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.
n.
A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.
n.
The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock,
and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
n.
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.
n.
The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an
imposition.
Trail
And hung his head, and trailed his legs along.
They shall not trail me through their streets Like a wild beast.
Long behind he trails his pompous robe.3.
I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance.
Trail
When his brother saw the red blood trail.2.
Trail
They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous trail.
How cheerfully on the false trail they cry!2.
When lightning shoots in glittering trails along.4.
The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with its trail in, is a delicious dish.8.
To hunt by the track; to track.
To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued;
Usage Examples
I would like to see more airplay for all artists, no matter what age. I think there's a lot of money being spent toward the young guys, but a lot of the older guys are the ones who blazed the trail for those young guys.
No memory is ever alone it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations.
Walk on a rainbow trail walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail.
Having been to Europe and working and traveling there, the restaurants my wife and I remember were always off the beaten trail restaurants. So I tried to seek a little 'off the beaten trail,' but cool area.
You're right on the money with that. We're all like detectives in life. There's something at the end of the trail that we're all looking for.
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Other Usage ExamplesI remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.
Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy.
American high school students trail teenagers from 14 European and Asian countries in reading, math and science. We're even trailing France.
I'd like people to be educated on the voting machines, making sure that our democracy isn't being hijacked by computer technology. There's no reason there can't be a paper trail on those machines.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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