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trail
[ treyl ]
/ treɪl /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Idioms about trail
- to hold a rifle in the right hand at an oblique angle, with the muzzle forward and the butt a few inches off the ground.
- a command to trail arms.
trail arms, Military.
Origin of trail
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English trailen “to draw or drag in the rear”; compare Old English træglian “to tear off”; cognate with Middle Dutch traghelen “to drag”; akin to Latvian dragât “to tear off, drag”
synonym study for trail
22. See path.
OTHER WORDS FROM trail
Words nearby trail
tragion, tragopan, tragus, Traherne, traik, trail, trailable, trail away, trail bike, trailblaze, trailblazer
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British Dictionary definitions for trail
trail
/ (treɪl) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of trail
trail-less, adjectiveWord Origin for trail
C14: from Old French trailler to draw, tow, from Vulgar Latin tragulāre (unattested), from Latin trāgula dragnet, from trahere to drag; compare Middle Dutch traghelen to drag
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Other Idioms and Phrases with trail
trail
see blaze a trail.
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