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Word: Tail
Speech Type: Verb
Old English tæg(e)l, from a Germanic base meaning ‘hair, hairy tail’; related to Middle Low German tagel ‘twisted whip, rope's end’. The early sense of the verb (early 16th century) was ‘fasten to the back of something’
teɪl
follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret
Short Definition:follow and observe someone closely
Examples:- a flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over London
provide with a tail
Short Definition:provide with tail
Examples:- her calligraphy was topped by banners of black ink and tailed like the haunches of fabulous beasts
- the eight main chapters are topped and tailed with an introduction and an epilogue
(of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction
Short Definition:drift or curve in particular direction
Examples:- the next pitch tailed in on me at the last second
remove the stalks or ends of (fruit or vegetables) in preparation for cooking.
Short Definition:remove stalks or ends of fruit or vegetables in preparation for cooking
pull on the end of (a rope) after it has been wrapped round the drum of a winch a few times, in order to prevent slipping when the winch rotates.
Short Definition:pull on end of rope after it has been wrapped round drum of winch few times
join (one thing) to another.
Short Definition:join one thing to another
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