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    Trail

    Definitions

    1 | verb | to lag or linger behind 2 | verb | go after with the intent to catch 3 | verb | move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly 4 | verb | hang down so as to drag along the ground 5 | verb | drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground 6 | noun | a track or mark left by something that has passed 7 | noun | a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country 8 | noun | evidence pointing to a possible solution (8 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    tr'eyl (IPA: trˈeɪl)

    Hyphenation

    trail (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

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    First known use in English

    1303 (High Middle ages) (723 years ago)

    1300 (High Middle ages) (726 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old French | | Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    trailed | trailing | trails

    Synonyms

    drag | drop back | drop behind | get behind | hang back | chase | chase after | give chase | go after | tag | tail | track | shack | train | lead (total: 15)

    Narrower terms

    hound | hunt | quest | run down | trace | tree | slot | spoor | cattle trail | deer trail | horse-trail | Iditarod Trail | Indian trail | mountain trail | Santa Fe Trail | ... (total: 17)

    Broader terms

    dawdle | fall back | fall behind | lag | follow | pursue | go | locomote | move | travel | drag | course | path | track | cartroad | ... (total: 18)

    Rhymes

    assail | avail | bail | bale | braille | carrell | curtail | dale | derail | detail | entail | exhale | fail | flail | frail | ... (total: 49) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    frail | grail | Grail | train | trait | trawl (total: 6)

    Anagram

    trial

    Phrases

    condensation trail | paper trail | trail bike | trail boss | trail head | trail riding (total: 6)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 小道 (noun) Hindi: | पथ (noun) Arabic: | مَمَرّ (noun) Spanish: | rastro (footsteps) | huella (footsteps) | camino (walking) | sendero (walking) | perseguir (competition) | seguir a (competition) | arrastrar (movement) | arrastrar (action) | rastrear (person) | seguir la pista de (person) French: | trace (footsteps) | piste (walking) | être en retard sur (competition) | être en retard de (competition) | laisser traîner (movement) | traîner (action) | suivre la trace (person) | pister (person)

    Other notable uses

    Trail (US population: 4100 people, white: 88%)

    Trail (Canada, 7709 people) | Trail (Minnesota, 40 people) | Indian Trail (North Carolina, 39997 people) | Trail Creek (Indiana, 2060 people) | Deer Trail (Colorado, 1068 people) | ... (total: 7)

    Jubilee Trail (Gwen Bristow) | Moccasin Trail (Eloise Jarvis McGraw) | The U.P. Trail (Zane Grey) | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (John Fox, Jr.)

    Trail of the Pink Panther | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | The Trail Beyond | The Hallelujah Trail | The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey | ... (total: 10)

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    Crossword puzzle clues

    Be behind | Bridle path | Bring up the rear | Come in second | Finish behind | Follow | Hiker's path | Hiker's spot | Lag | Lag behind | Not lead | Park way | Path | Pursue | Put a bloodhound on | Winding way (total: 16) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    5 (International English) | 5 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

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