Run and Trail

Run

Run verb - To go after or on the track of.
Usage example: if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt

Trail is a synonym for run (North American) in continue topic. In some cases you can use "Trail" instead the word "Run" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: running

Trail

Trail noun - A rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps.
Usage example: took a trail through the woods to get to the main road

Run is a synonym for trail in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Run" instead the word "Trail" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: trailed, trailer, trailing

How words are described

clear clear run clear trail
long long run long trail
better better run better trail
small small run small trail
Other adjectives: actual, little, easy, white, later.

Common collocations

series run series trail series
car run car trail car

Both words in one sentence

  • Trail of Blood Wounded characters will leave a trail of blood when they run, and a resourceful player can track them.
  • Late for School In Project A-ko, A-ko wakes up late every single day, and must run at supersonic speeds to school, dragging C-ko behind her, and leaving a trail of shattered windows.
  • Exit, Pursued by a Bear In the Good Eats episode about dried fruit, Alton offers his homemade trail mix to two hikers, then warns them to run.
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