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# trail

noun (a trail, trails); verb (trail, trails, trailed, trailing)

«trail» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A trail is a path through the countryside, a forest or mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#m1)
2. A trail is a line of marks or signs left by someone or something, like footprints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#m2)
3. To trail is to follow behind someone, or to drag along the ground behind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#m3)
4. To trail in a game is to be losing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#m4)

### In the lessons

In hiking and outdoor safety, stay on the trail, follow trail markers, and tell an adult your route. In science, animals leave trails (snail slime, footprints) that help us find them. In stories, a detective follows a trail of clues. In sport, a team trailing by two points is behind. Phrases: nature trail, hiking trail, on the trail of, a trail of crumbs, trail behind.

### Examples

- We walked the nature trail around the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x1)
- The snail left a shiny trail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x2)
- Stay on the trail so you don't get lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x3)
- The detective followed a trail of clues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x4)
- Her long scarf trailed on the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x5)
- Our team was trailing by three goals at half time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x6)
- Hansel and Gretel left a trail of crumbs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x7)
- Some carried their tails over their arms, while others trailed them proudly along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/#x8)

### Note

Countable: one trail, two trails. Do not confuse trail with "trial" (a test or a court case) — the letters are in a different order. "Trailing" in a game means behind; the gap tells you how many points the team needs.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Song of Songs the verb describes goats' dark hair flowing down the slopes of Gilead, a picture of beautiful hair.

**Interpretation.** The Song is read by tradition as a love song between God and Israel. The lover's praise of the beloved's hair is explained as praise of the people's good deeds.

### Examples

- Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from Gilead. (Writings SNG.6.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trail/#x1)
- Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from mount Gilead. (Writings SNG.4.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trail/#x2)

### Note

Countable: one trail, two trails. Do not confuse trail with "trial" (a test or a court case) — the letters are in a different order. "Trailing" in a game means behind; the gap tells you how many points the team needs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trail/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trail.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «trail» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trail/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trail» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/trail.html) on Mova free.