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trail

trail - verb

To hang or cause to hang down and be pulled along behind: drag, draggle, train. See hang.
To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry. See fast.
To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting: trace, track. See marks. seek.
To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind: dog, follow, shadow, track. Informal bird-dog, tail. See precede.
To follow closely or persistently: dog, heel, tag. See precede.

Something that follows or is drawn along behind: tail, train, wake. See precede.
A visible sign or mark of the passage of someone or something: print, trace, track. See marks.
Evidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive: scent, spoor, track. See marks. smells.