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Trail

[n] a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
[n] evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
[n] a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
[v] drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"
[v] drag along heavily or wearily; "The tired man seemed to trail his limbs after himself"
[v] hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
[v] go after with the intent to catch
[v] to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging."
[v] to walk or proceed draggingly, slowly; "Snow buried the streets and covered the slanting rooftops, as John trudged toward St. Peter's."


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