1. (

• trailing ,
• tracking

) the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind ;

1. (

• drag ,
• trail ,
• get_behind ,
• hang_back ,
• drop_behind ,
• drop_back ,

) to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" ;

2. (

• chase ,
• chase_after ,
• trail ,
• tail ,
• tag ,
• give_chase ,
• dog ,
• go_after ,
• track

) go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" ;

3. (

• trail ,
• shack

) move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" ;

4. (

• trail ,

) hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" ;

5. (

• trail ,
• train ,

) drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" ;