1. (

• tail

) the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body ;

2. (

• fag_end ,
• tail ,
• tail_end

) the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" ;

3. (

• tail ,
• tail_end

) any projection that resembles the tail of an animal ;

4. (

• buttocks ,
• nates ,
• arse ,
• butt ,
• backside ,
• bum ,
• buns ,
• can ,
• fundament ,
• hindquarters ,
• hind_end ,
• keister ,
• posterior ,
• prat ,
• rear ,
• rear_end ,
• rump ,
• stern ,
• seat ,
• tail ,
• tail_end ,
• tooshie ,
• tush ,
• bottom ,
• behind ,
• derriere ,
• fanny ,
• ass

) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" ;

5. (

• tail ,
• shadow ,
• shadower

) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements ;

6. (

• tail ,

) (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head ;

7. (

• tail ,
• tail_assembly ,
• empennage

) the rear part of an aircraft ;

8. (

• stern ,
• after_part ,
• quarter ,
• poop ,
• tail

) the rear part of a ship ;

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• dock ,
• tail ,
• bob

) remove or shorten the tail of an animal ;

3. (

• tail ,

) remove the stalk of fruits or berries ;