tailed
/teɪld/
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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