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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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budge
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French bougier, from Old French bougier, from Vulgar Latin *bullic?re (“to bubble; seethe; move; stir”), from Latin bull?re (“to boil; seethe; roil”).
Alternative forms
- budg (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b?d?/
Verb
budge (third-person singular simple present budges, present participle budging, simple past and past participle budged)
- (intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
- I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.
- 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:
- Yet goals in either half from Jordi Gómez and James Perch inspired them and then, in the face of a relentless City onslaught, they simply would not budge, throwing heart, body and soul in the way of a ball which seemed destined for their net on several occasions.
- (transitive) To move; to shift from a fixed position.
- I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.
- To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.
- The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.
- (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, western Canada) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.
- Hey, no budging! Don't budge in line!
- To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- shift
Derived terms
- budge up
- budger
- budge an inch
Usage notes
In senses 1-3, most often used in negative senses (won't budge; refused to budge, but not usually Sure, I'll budge or Will he budge?); but see budge up.
Translations
Adjective
budge (comparative more budge, superlative most budge)
- (obsolete) Brisk; stirring; jocund.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of South to this entry?)
Etymology 2
From Middle English bouge from Latin bulga (“a leathern bag or knapsack”). Doublet of bulge.
Noun
budge (uncountable)
- A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.
- 1649, John Milton, Observations
- They are become so liberal, as to part freely with their own budge-gowns from off their backs.
- 1649, John Milton, Observations
Adjective
budge (not comparable)
- (obsolete) austere or stiff, like scholastics
Derived terms
- budge bachelor
- budge barrel
References
- budge at OneLook Dictionary Search
- budge in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- debug
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