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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trail \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trail \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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 [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {tail}, {tag}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}] 3: drag along either literally or metaphorically, as in one's wake [syn: {entrain}] 4: to walk or proceed draggingly, slowly: "Snow buried the streets and covered the slanting rooftops, as John trudged toward St Peter's." [syn: {trudge}, {shack}] 5: drag heavily or wearily, as of the body 6: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground 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
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