Trailing

v. follow; drag, tow

Trailing is a term used to describe the practice of writing poetry, where one person begins a poem and another person writes the second line, a third person the third, and so on. It is thought to have originated in the French Enlightenment when intellectuals used to trail for amusement at parties. It has largely been lost as a practice, although there are still groups that promote modern day trailing in various clubs and on a number of internet sites.
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Noun
1. the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
(synonym) tracking
(hypernym) pursuit, chase, following
(derivation) chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Adjective
1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
(synonym) behind(p)
(similar) down

Noun
1. a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
(hypernym) path, track, course
(hyponym) slot
2. a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
(hypernym) track, cart track, cartroad
(hyponym) cattle trail
3. evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
(synonym) lead, track
(hypernym) evidence, grounds
Verb
1. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
(synonym) drag, get behind, hang back, drop behind
(hypernym) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
(derivation) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer
2. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
(synonym) chase, chase after, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
(hypernym) pursue, follow
(hyponym) quest
(derivation) trailing, tracking
3. move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
(synonym) shack
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(derivation) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer
4. hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
(verb-group) train
5. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
(synonym) train
(hypernym) drag
(derivation) trailer

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