The Meaning of trail

• (v. t.) To hunt by the track; to track.
• (v. t.) To draw or drag, as along the ground.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat.
• (v. t.) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
• (v. i.) To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
• (v. i.) To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
• (n.) Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
• (n.) Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.
• (n.) Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.
• (n.) A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.
• (n.) The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.

Synonyms

lead , track , drag , get behind , hang back , drop behind , drop back , chase , chase after , tail , tag , give chase , dog , go after , track , shack , train

Rhymes

abigail , ail , airedale , airmail , ale , amell , ancell , assail , avail , avenell , averell , avondale , bail , baile , bale , balle , barksdale , barrell , bartell , bayle , beyl , blackmail , bloomingdale , borrell , brail , braille , cail , cale , carbondale , cardell , carrell , cartmell , carvell , clydesdale , coattail , cocktail , correll , countervail , coverdale , curtail , dail , daile , dale , dayle , derail , detail , deverell , doornail , dovetail , downscale , drail , dralle , email , entail , exhale , fail , faile , faille , fairytale , fantail , farmingdale , farthingale , female , ferndale , fingernail , flail , folktale , foxtail , frail , gael , gail , gaile , gale , galle , garrell , gayle , glendale , gorrell , grail , guardrail , hail , haile , hale , handrail , heyl , hillsdale , hobnail , horsetail , impale , inhale , jail , jamail , jarrell , jerrell , kail , kale , kvale , lail , lavell , levell , macphail , mail , maile , maille , male , marcell , martingale , mayle , mcgrail , mchale , mikhail , modell , monorail , mortell , nadell , nail , naill , nale , nathanael , oakdale , orrell , pail , pale , parcell , perrell , ponytail , pralle , presale , prevail , quail , quale , quayle , quesnell , radell , rael , rafale , rail , raile , rayl , resale , retail , revell , riverdale , sail , sale , salle , savell , sayle , scale , scarsdale , schmale , scottsdale , shale , smail , smale , snail , soleil , spale , springdale , stale , sumrell , sunnyvale , swale , tail , taille , tale , teasdale , telltale , thumbnail , toenail , tramell , travail , uniondale , unveil , upscale , vail , vaile , vale , valle , veil , verrell , wail , wale , weyl , whale , wholesale , withnail , yale , zale