trail (
http://definr.com/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;
"The toddler was trailing his pants" [syn:
train]