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craw
English
Etymology
Akin to Middle Low German krage (“neck, collar”) (whence Danish krave and German Kragen (“collar”) and Old Dutch kraga ("neck") (whence Dutch kraag). See crag (Etymology 2).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k???/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
craw (plural craws)
- (archaic) The stomach of an animal.
- The crop of a bird.
Translations
Synonyms
- crop
- gullet
Derived terms
- stick in one’s craw
Verb
craw (third-person singular simple present craws, present participle crawing, simple past and past participle crawed)
- (archaic) To caw, crow.
Anagrams
- WRAC
Middle English
Noun
craw
- Alternative form of crowe
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trail
English
Etymology
From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragul?re (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?l, IPA(key): /t?e?l/
- Rhymes: -e?l
Verb
trail (third-person singular simple present trails, present participle trailing, simple past and past participle trailed)
- (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- "I saw your brother—I saw your brother," he said, nodding his head, as Archer lagged past him, trailing his spade, and scowling at the old gentleman in spectacles.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
- (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
- (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
- The bride's long dress trailed behind her as she walked down the aisle.
- (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
- (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
- Our parents marched to church and we trailed behind.
- To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- (military) To carry (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 create a trail in.
- To travel by following or creating trails.
- To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
- (dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
- I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Derived terms
- trailer
- trail off
Translations
Noun
trail (plural trails)
- The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
- A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
- A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
- (graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
Synonyms
- (track of an animal): spoor, sign
- (route for travel over land): dirt track, footpath, path, track
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- path
- track
Anagrams
- TRALI, irtal, litra, trial
French
Noun
trail f (plural trails)
- Dual-sport motorcycle
- Trail running
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