trail synonyms

trail

n.

trace, way, path, tracks.

trail

v.

  1. To follow

    track, trace, follow a scent; see hunt 1, 2, pursue 1.

  2. To lag behind

    fall back, loiter, tarry, linger, dawdle, be left behind, drag along, be out of the running*, be left in the cold*.

    Antonyms lead*, forge ahead, be leading.

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