Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French trailler to tow, from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin tragula sledge, dragnet; akin to Latin trahere to pull
Pronunciation : 'trA(&)l
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. trailing\trail"ing\, a. & vb. n. from trail.trailing arbutus. (bot.) see:
under arbutus.trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.trailing having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" [syn: behind(p) ] the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind [syn: tracking].
2. a. & vb. n. from Trail. the pursuit by following tracks or marks they left behind.
3. To hunt by the track; to track.
4. To draw or drag, as along the ground.
5. 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.
6. To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat.
7. To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
8. To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
9. To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
10. 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.
11. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
12. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
13. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.
14. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.
15. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.
16. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
17. That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered.
18. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun.
19. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. 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" 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 pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart".
20. a trailing plant grows along the ground or hangs down.
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