trail

Noun

• evidence pointing to a possible solution
  • the police are following a promising lead
    
  • the trail led straight to the perpetrator
    

• a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

• a track or mark left by something that has passed
  • there as a trail of blood
    
  • a tear left its trail on her cheek
    

Verb

• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
  • The toddler was trailing his pants
    
  • She trained her long scarf behind her
    

• hang down so as to drag along the ground
  • The bride's veiled trailed along the ground
    

• move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
  • John trailed behind his class mates
    
  • The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
    

• go after with the intent to catch
  • The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
    
  • the dog chased the rabbit
    

• to lag or linger behind
  • But in so many other areas we still are dragging
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lead , track , train , shack , chase , chase after , tail , tag , give chase , dog , go after , drag , get behind , hang back , drop behind , drop back