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Definition trail in British English

trail verb

verb
/treɪl/
1

to move slowly and in a tired or unhappy way, often so that you are a short distance behind other people

Example

My husband usually trails behind me when I'm shopping.

Synonyms and related words
crawl dawdle creep
2

to be losing in a competition or election

Example

A recent poll shows the Democrats trailing the Republicans.

Example

At the end of the round, Garcia trailed by two strokes.

Synonyms and related words
ballot rigging by-election campaign
3

to pull something behind you, or to be pulled behind someone or something

Example

Trailing his coat in the dirt, he turned towards home.

Example

I don't want the dress to trail along the ground.

Synonyms and related words
drag heave tear at
4

to leave marks on a surface or a substance in the air as you go through a place

Example

The dogs came in, trailing mud everywhere.

Example

a jeep trailing clouds of dust

Synonyms and related words
cross cut across push
4.1

if a line of marks or long thin objects trail across a place, they are left there by someone or something

Example

Old cables and wires trailed across the garden.

Synonyms and related words
cross cut across push
5

to follow someone secretly in order to learn something about them

Example

Detectives trailed Evans for weeks.

Synonyms and related words
follow shadow track
6

if something trails somewhere, it hangs down from something

Example

geraniums trailing from terracotta pots

Synonyms and related words
hang hang out dangle
Definition trail in British English