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Trailing

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downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
behindnounAt or in the rear or back part of something.
trackingnounThe act or process by which something is tracked.

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trackingnounThe act or process by which something is tracked.
behindnounAt or in the rear or back part of something.
downverb(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
finalsnoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Philippines, sports) A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place or prize, 2nd place or prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
backendnounAlternative form of back end. [The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something).]
draggingnounThat drags.
hangingnounSuspended.
backverb(intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
postverb(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
finalverb(intransitive, sports, colloquial) To qualify for the final round of a competition.
queueingnounAlternative form of queuing. [The act of queuing up (lining up) or waiting in line/on line.]
queuingnounThe act of queuing up (lining up) or waiting in line/on line.
cattleverb(transitive, Cockney rhyming slang) Ellipsis of cattle truck (“to fuck: to break, destroy”). [(transitive) To transport on, or as if on, a cattle truck.]
crawlingnounThe motion of something that crawls.
endverb(intransitive) To conclude; to bring something to an end.
rearverb(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
concludingnounFinishing; closing; final.
creepingnounThe act of something that creeps.
sneakingnounSecret or underhand; not openly avowed.

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