Antonyms for trail

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : treyl

Phonetic Transcription : treɪl

Definition of trail

Origin : c.1300, "to hang down loosely and flow behind," from Old French trailler "to tow," ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tragulare "to drag," from Latin tragula "dragnet," probably related to trahere "to pull" (see tract (n.1)). The meaning "follow the trail of" (an animal, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Related: Trailed; trailing.

noun path, track
verb lag behind, follow

Example sentences :

After all, it was not a simple thing to put Bill Dozier off the trail.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

You're a proud man; you've never quit a trail yet before the end of it.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

When he got on my trail he knew that I was just a scared kid who thought he'd killed a man.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

At least, they would go with caution down his trail after that first check.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

But, speakin' personal, this trail looks more and more interestin' to me.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

In the meantime someone had picked up the trail to the cliff, and Dozier followed it.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

I promise you we'll keep on your trail until we've run you all into the ground.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Every day, as Howkawanda worked out the trail, he marked it with stone and tree-blazes.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Then, just as we thought we had it, the wolf water came and gnawed the trail in two.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

The trail found itself under my feet; I was not in the least wearied.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Synonyms for trail

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