trail

Meanings

To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
To drag (something) behind on the ground.
To leave (a trail of).
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.
To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
To run or climb like certain plants.
To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
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 create a trail in.
To travel by following or creating trails.
To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.

The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.

From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler, from Vulgar Latin *tragulāre, from Latin tragula, probably related to Latin trahere.

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