| trail |
verb t. |
To hunt by the track; to track., To draw or drag, as along the ground., To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle., To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat., To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon., To be drawn out in length; to follow after., To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb., A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail., A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains., Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke., Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train., Anything drawn along, as a vehicle., A frame for trailing plants; a trellis., The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; — applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep., That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun., The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. |
| train |
verb t. |
To draw along; to trail; to drag., To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure., To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms., To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen., To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees., To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head., To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company., To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race., That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement., Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare., That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear., That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer., The after part of a gun carriage; the trail., The tail of a bird., A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite., A consecution or succession of connected things; a series., Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement., The number of beats of a watch in any certain time., A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like., A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad., A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like., A roll train; as, a 12-inch train. |