Trail vs Clue - What's the difference?
trail | clue |
(label) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
(label) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
* 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
(label) To leave (a trail of).
(label) 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.
To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 29, author=Keith Jackson, work=Daily Record
, title= (label) 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 flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
(label) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
* (1816-1855)
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.
A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
(slang) Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
To provide with a clue.
To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up").
As a proper noun trail
is a city in british columbia.As a noun clue is
a strand of yarn etc as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.As a verb clue is
to provide with a clue.trail
English
Verb
(en verb)- "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.
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- (Longfellow)
- I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance.
Derived terms
* trailer * trail offNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (track of an animal) spoor, sign * (route for travel over land) dirt track, footpath, path, trackDerived terms
* condensation trail, contrail * paper trail * sawdust trail * star trail * trail bike * trailblazer (see blazer) * trailblazing * trail mix * vapo(u)r trailSee also
* path * trackAnagrams
* * ----clue
English
Noun
(en noun)- she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue .
Synonyms
* (information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion) hint, indication, suggestion * (object or indication which may be used as evidence) signatureDerived terms
* * clueless * cluestick / clue stick * cluey * have a clue * not have a clueSee also
* evidence * red herringVerb
- The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word "should".
- Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening.