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