trail
English Thesaurus
1. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cart track, cartroad, track, |
| definition | : | any road or path affording passage especially a rough one (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cattle trail, |
| definition | : | a trail over which cattle were driven to market (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | deer trail, |
| definition | : | a trail worn by the passage of deer (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | horse-trail, |
| definition | : | a trail for horses (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | indian trail, |
| definition | : | a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mountain trail, |
| definition | : | a trail through mountainous country (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ski run, ski trail, |
| definition | : | trail or slope prepared for skiing (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | iditarod trail, |
| definition | : | a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | santa fe trail, |
| definition | : | a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century (noun.artifact) |
2. evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | evidence, grounds, |
| definition | : | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief (noun.cognition) |
3. a track or mark left by something that has passed (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | course, path, track, |
| definition | : | a line or route along which something travels or moves (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | slot, |
| definition | : | the trail of an animal (especially a deer) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | spoor, |
| definition | : | the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game (noun.object) |
4. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | drag, |
| definition | : | pull, as against a resistance (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | trail, |
| definition | : | hang down so as to drag along the ground (verb.contact) |
5. hang down so as to drag along the ground (verb.contact)
| verb group | : | trail, train, |
| definition | : | drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground (verb.contact) |
6. go after with the intent to catch (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | follow, pursue, |
| definition | : | follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | tree, |
| definition | : | chase an animal up a tree (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | quest, |
| definition | : | search the trail of (game) (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
| definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | run down, |
| definition | : | pursue until captured (verb.motion) |
7. to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)
8. move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
9. evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition)
10. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | house trailer, trailer, |
| definition | : | a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | trailer, |
| definition | : | a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | train, |
| definition | : | piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor (noun.artifact) |
11. go after with the intent to catch (verb.motion)
| also | : | tag along, |
| definition | : | go along with, often uninvited (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tracking, trailing, |
| definition | : | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | shadowing, tailing, |
| definition | : | the act of following someone secretly (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tag, |
| definition | : | a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lead, track, trail, |
| definition | : | evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | chaser, |
| definition | : | a drink to follow immediately after another drink (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | chaser, pursuer, |
| definition | : | a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | shadow, shadower, tail, |
| definition | : | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tracker, |
| definition | : | someone who tracks down game (noun.person) |
12. to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer, dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer, |
| definition | : | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person) |
13. evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition)
14. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | house trailer, trailer, |
| definition | : | a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | trailer, |
| definition | : | a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | train, |
| definition | : | piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor (noun.artifact) |
15. go after with the intent to catch (verb.motion)
| also | : | tag along, |
| definition | : | go along with, often uninvited (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tracking, trailing, |
| definition | : | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | shadowing, tailing, |
| definition | : | the act of following someone secretly (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tag, |
| definition | : | a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lead, track, trail, |
| definition | : | evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | chaser, |
| definition | : | a drink to follow immediately after another drink (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | chaser, pursuer, |
| definition | : | a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | shadow, shadower, tail, |
| definition | : | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tracker, |
| definition | : | someone who tracks down game (noun.person) |
16. to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer, dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer, |
| definition | : | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person) |
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