English English Dictionary

To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.

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.

A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.

Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.

Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.

Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.

A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.

The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.

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.

The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.

of Trail

One who, or that which, trails.

A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.

of Trail

a. & vb. n. from Trail.

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.

To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.

To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.

To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees.