Stray and Trail

Stray

Stray verb - To commit an offense.

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Trail and stray are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trail" instead a verb "Stray".

Nearby Words: strayed, straying

Trail verb - To go after or on the track of.

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Stray and trail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stray" instead a verb "Trail".

Nearby Words: trailed, trailer, trailing

little stray

little trail

stray fire

trail fire

In Fullmetal Alchemist, Lan Fan pulls off a much more primitive version of this by cutting off her own injured arm and tying it to a stray dog so that the Fuhrer, who is following the blood trail, is thrown off.

Source: Wild Goose Chase

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