trail

Definitions

• (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
• (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
• (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
• (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
• (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
• (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
• (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
• To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
• (military) To carry (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.
• To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
• (dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.