TAILED

/teΙͺld/
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Definition

/teΙͺld/
verb
  1. To follow and observe surreptitiously.
    “Tail that car!”
  2. To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
  3. To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
    “This vessel tails downstream.”
  4. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
  5. To pull or draw by the tail.
adjective
  1. (often in combination) Having a tail.
    “There are several tailed species of mammals.”
  2. Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.

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