verb Download 🔗Share To follow and observe surreptitiously. Examples : "Tail that car!" police action communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into Examples : "The carpenter was careful when tailing the beam into the wall, ensuring it was securely supported. " technical building architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor. Examples : "This vessel tails downstream." nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded. Examples : "The detective was tailing the suspect, staying close behind him in an unmarked car. " action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pull or draw by the tail. Examples : "The little boy was tailing his toy car with a string. " animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of following someone. Examples : "The detective noticed the suspect was aware of the tailing and tried to lose him in the crowd. " action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall. Examples : "The mason carefully checked the tailing of each brick to ensure a secure fit within the new wall. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff. Examples : "After threshing the wheat, the farmer swept up the tailing to use as bedding for the chickens. " agriculture plant seed Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together. Examples : "The operator adjusted the line resistance to minimize the tailing, ensuring clear and distinct telegraph signals. " technology electronics communication signal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading