'Trail' definitions:

Definition of 'trail'

From: WordNet
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"
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" [syn: lead, track, trail]
verb
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back]
verb
Go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track]
verb
Move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" [syn: trail, shack]
verb
Hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
verb
Drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" [syn: trail, train]

Definition of 'Trail'

From: GCIDE
  • Trail \Trail\, v. i.
  • 1. To be drawn out in length; to follow after. [1913 Webster]
  • When his brother saw the red blood trail. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Trail'

From: 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.] [1913 Webster] 1. (a) To hunt by the track; to track. (b) to follow behind. (c) To pursue. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 2. To draw or drag, as along the ground. [1913 Webster]
  • And hung his head, and trailed his legs along. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • They shall not trail me through their streets Like a wild beast. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Long behind he trails his pompous robe. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance. --C. Bronte. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Trail'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous trail. --Cooper. [1913 Webster]
  • How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke. [1913 Webster]
  • When lightning shoots in glittering trails along. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. "A radiant trail of hair." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep. [1913 Webster]
  • The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with its trail in, is a delicious dish. --Baird. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'trail'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Trail, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

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