Trail vs Scoot - What's the difference?
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(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.
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, 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.
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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.
(split) To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.
To ride on a .
(of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
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Trail is a related term of scoot.
As a proper noun trail
is a city in british columbia.As a noun scoot is
(slang) a dollar.As a verb scoot is
(split) to walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.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.
SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0, passage=Neil Lennon and his players have, in almost no time at all, roared back from trailing Rangers by 15 points in November to ending the year two points clear.}}
- (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
* * ----scoot
English
Verb
(en verb)- They scooted over to the window.
- The dog was scooting all over our new carpet.