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Definition of Trail
Pronunciation: trāl | v. t. | 1. | | | 1. | To hunt by the track; to track. | | 2. | To draw or drag, as along the ground. | | 3. | (Mil.) To carry, as 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. | | 4. | To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat. | | 5. | To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon. | | v. i. | 1. | To be drawn out in length; to follow after. | | 2. | To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb. | | n. | 1. | A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail. | | 2. | A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains. | | 3. | Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke. | | 4. | Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. | | 5. | Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. | | 6. | A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. | | 7. | The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; - applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep. | | 8. | (Mil.) That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun. | | 9. | The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. |
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