Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - trail
Trail
trail
n. & v. --n. 1 a a track left by a thing, person, etc., moving over a surface (left a trail of wreckage; a slug's slimy trail). b a track or scent followed in hunting, seeking, etc. (he's on the trail). 2 a beaten path or track, esp. through a wild region. 3 a part dragging behind a thing or person; an appendage (a trail of smoke; a condensation trail). 4 the rear end of a gun-carriage stock. --v. 1 tr. & intr. draw or be drawn along behind, esp. on the ground. 2 intr. (often foll. by behind) walk wearily; lag; straggle. 3 tr. follow the trail of; pursue (trailed him to his home). 4 intr. be losing in a game or other contest (trailing by three points). 5 intr. (usu. foll. by away, off) peter out; tail off. 6 intr. a (of a plant etc.) grow or hang over a wall, along the ground etc. b (of a garment etc.) hang loosely. 7 tr. (often refl.) drag (oneself, one's limbs, etc.) along wearily etc. 8 tr. advertise (a film, a radio or television programme, etc.) in advance by showing extracts etc. 9 tr. apply (slip) through a nozzle or spout to decorate ceramic ware. Phrases and idioms at the trail Mil. with arms trailed. trail arms Mil. let a rifle etc. hang balanced in one hand and, Brit., parallel to the ground. trail bike a light motor cycle for use in rough terrain. trail-blazer 1 a person who marks a new track through wild country. 2 a pioneer; an innovator. trail-blazing n. the act or process of blazing a trail. --attrib.adj. that blazes a trail; pioneering. trail one's coat deliberately provoke a quarrel, fight, etc. trailing edge 1 the rear edge of an aircraft's wing etc. 2 Electronics the part of a pulse in which the amplitude diminishes (opp. leading edge (see LEADING(1))). trailing wheel a wheel not given direct motive power. trail-net a drag-net. Etymology: ME (earlier as verb) f. OF traillier to tow, or f. MLG treilen haul f. L tragula drag-net
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I. verb see: train Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground, to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner , to grow to such length as to droop over toward the ground , 2. to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily ; plod, trudge, to lag behind ; do poorly in relation to others, to move, flow, or extend slowly in thin streams , 4. to extend in an erratic or uneven course or line ; straggle, dwindle , to follow a ~ ; track game, transitive verb 1. to draw or drag loosely along a surface ; allow to sweep the ground, haul, tow, 2. to drag (as a limb or the body) heavily or wearily, to carry or bring along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance, to draw along in one's wake, 3. to follow upon the scent or trace of ; track, to follow in the footsteps of ; pursue, to follow along behind, to lag behind (as a competitor), see: chase II. noun Date: 14th century something that ~s or is ~ed: as, a ~ing plant, the train of a gown, a ~ing arrangement (as of flowers) ; spray, the part of a gun carriage that rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered, 2. something that follows or moves along as if being drawn along ; train , b. the streak produced by a meteor, a continuous line produced photographically by permitting the image of a celestial body (as a star) to move over the plate, a chain of consequences ; aftermath , 3. a trace or mark left by something that has passed or been drawn along ; scent, track , b. a track made by passage especially through a wilderness, a marked or established path or route especially through a forest or mountainous region, a course followed or to be followed , ~less adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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