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nounA trail is a rough path across open country or through forests .He was following a broad trail through the trees.A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose....a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails.A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something.Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice.He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes.The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan.You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail .During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers....at the end of a hard day on the election trail.verbIf you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left.Two detectives were trailing him.I trailed her to a shop in Kensington.If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along.She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her.He let his fingers trail in the water.If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else.He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets.I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him.If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents .He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break.She took over as chief executive of the company when it was trailing behind its competitors. C1

word	trail
definition	noun A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests . He was following a broad trail through the trees. A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose. ...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails. A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something. Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice. He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes. The typhoon has left a trail of death and destruction across much of central Japan. You can refer to all the places that a politician visits in the period before an election as their campaign trail . During a recent speech on the campaign trail, he was interrupted by hecklers. ...at the end of a hard day on the election trail. verb If you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left. Two detectives were trailing him. I trailed her to a shop in Kensington. If you trail something or it trails, it hangs down loosely behind you as you move along. She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her. He let his fingers trail in the water. If someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else. He trailed through the wet Manhattan streets. I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him. If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is trailing, they have a lower score than their opponents . He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break. She took over as chief executive of the company when it was trailing behind its competitors.
inflections	trailstrailingtrailed
cefr-level	C1

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