trail

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A path through the countryside or a rough area.

   We followed the mountain trail to the top.

2. 2
   noun

   A mark or series of signs left behind by someone or something.

   There was a trail of blood leading to the door.

3. 3
   verb

   To follow behind someone or something secretly.

   The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.

4. 4
   verb

   To drag or hang loosely behind, moving slowly.

   The bride's long dress trailed behind her down the aisle.

From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragulāre (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).

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