noun
Meaning 1
The act of following someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 3
The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 4
A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of tail
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 6
the act of following someone secretly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shadowing
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Broader terms: pursuit, chase, pursual, following
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Etymology
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