1. (

• shadowing ,
• tailing

) the act of following someone secretly ;

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 ;