tail (redirected from on tail)

tail ¹  (tl)

n.

1. The posterior part of an animal, especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.

2. The bottom, rear, or hindmost part: the tail of a shirt.

3. The rear end of a wagon or other vehicle.

4.

a. The rear portion of the fuselage of an aircraft.

b. An assembly of stabilizing planes and control surfaces in this rear portion.

5. The vaned rear portion of a bomb or missile.

6. An appendage to the rear or bottom of a thing: the tail of a kite.

7. The long luminous stream of gas and dust forced from the head of a comet when it is close to the sun.

8. A braid of hair; a pigtail.

9. Something that follows or takes the last place: the tail of a journey.

10. A train of followers; a retinue.

11. The end of a line of persons or things.

12. The short closing line of certain stanzas of verse.

13. The refuse or dross remaining from processes such as distilling or milling.

14. Printing The bottom of a page; the bottom margin.

15. (used with a sing. verb) The side of a coin not having the principal design and the date. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.

16. Informal The trail of a person or an animal in flight.

17. Informal A person assigned or employed to follow and report on someone else's movements and actions: The police put a tail on the suspected drug dealer.

18. tails

a. A formal evening costume typically worn by men.

b. A tailcoat.

19.

a. Slang The buttocks.

b. Vulgar Slang A sexual partner, especially a woman.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a tail or tails: tail feathers.

2. Situated in the tail, as of an airplane: a tail gunner.

v. tailed, tail·ing, tails

v.tr.

1. To provide with a tail: tail a kite.

2. To deprive of a tail; dock.

3. To serve as the tail of: The Santa Claus float tailed the parade.

4. To connect (often dissimilar or incongruous objects) by or as if by the tail or end: tail two ideas together.

5. Architecture To set one end of (a beam, board, or brick) into a wall.

6. Informal To follow and keep under surveillance.

v.intr.

1. To become lengthened or spaced when moving in a line: The patrol tailed out in pairs.

2. Architecture To be inserted at one end into a wall, as a floor timber or beam.

3. Informal To follow: tailed after the leader.

4. Nautical

a. To go aground with the stern foremost.

b. To lie or swing with the stern in a named direction, as when riding at anchor or on a mooring.

5. Sports To veer from a straight course in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling the ball: a pitch that tails away from the batter.

Phrasal Verbs:

tail down

To ease a heavy load down a steep slope.

tail off/away

To diminish gradually; dwindle or subside: The fireworks tailed off into darkness.

---

[Middle English, from Old English tægel.]

---

tailless adj.

---

tail ²  (tl) Law

n.

Limitation of the inheritance of an estate to a particular party.

adj. Law

Being in tail: a tail estate.

---

[Middle English taille, from Old French, division, from taillier, to cut; see tailor.]

---

tail ¹

Noun

1. the rear part of an animal's body, usually forming a long thin flexible part attached to the trunk Related adjective caudal

2. any long thin part projecting or hanging from the back or end of something: the waiter produced menus from beneath the tail of his coat

3. the last part: the tail of the procession

4. the rear part of an aircraft

5. Astron the luminous stream of gas and dust particles driven from the head of a comet when it is close to the sun

6. Informal a person employed to follow and spy upon another

7. turn tail to run away

8. with one's tail between one's legs completely defeated and demoralized

Adjective

at the back: tail feathers

Verb

Informal to follow (someone) stealthily

See also tail off, tails [Old English tægel]

tailless adj

---

tail ²

Noun

Law the limitation of an estate or interest to a person and his or her descendants [Old French taille a division]

---

tail  (tl)

1. The rear, elongated part of many animals, extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. Tails are used variously for balance, combat, communication, mating displays, fat storage, propulsion and course correction in water, and course correction in air.

2. A long, stream of gas or dust forced from the head of a comet when it is close to the Sun. Tails can be up to 150 million km (93 million miles) long, and they always point away from the Sun because of the force of the solar wind. Plasma tails, or ion tails, appear bluish and straight and narrow, and are formed when solar wind forces ionized gas to stream off the coma. Dust tails are wide and curved, and are formed when solar heat forces trails of dust off the coma; solid particles reflecting the Sun's light create their bright yellow color.

---

Tail the inferior and of ten least influential members of a group, political party, etc., 1604; those who make up the end of a procession.

Examples: tail of the army, 1604; of poor followers, flappers, and flatterers, 1838; of maids, 1633; of people, 1604; of ignorant persons, 1578; of precedence, 1895; of an honest profession, 1604.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail brush - a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) bobtail, bob, dock - a short or shortened tail of certain animals caudal appendage - tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus uropygium - posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow oxtail - the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups fluke - either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean scut - a short erect tail flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail dock - the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
	2.	tail - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" fag end, tail end end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
	3.	tail - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal tail end projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
	4.	tail - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	5.	tail - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements shadower, shadow follower - someone who travels behind or pursues another spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
	6.	tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head verso, reverse - the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money head - (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
	7.	tail - the rear part of an aircraft empennage, tail assembly fuselage - the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
	8.	tail - the rear part of a ship               after part, stern, poop, quarter escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
Verb	1.	tail - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" dog, give chase, go after, chase, chase after, trail, track, tag tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"
	2.	tail - remove or shorten the tail of an animal bob, dock cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	3.	tail - remove the stalk of fruits or berries pinch, top - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"

---

tail

noun 1. extremity, appendage, brush, rear end, hindquarters, hind part, empennage

noun 2. Astronomy train, end, trail, tailpiece

noun 3. (Informal) buttocks, behind (informal) bottom, butt U.S., Canad. (informal) bum Brit. (slang) rear (informal) buns U.S. (slang) backside (informal) rump, rear end, posterior, derrière (euphemistic) jacksy Brit. (slang)

noun 4. (of hair) ponytail, braid, plait, tress, pigtail

verb 5. (Informal) follow, track, shadow, trail, stalk, keep an eye on, dog the footsteps of turn tail run away, flee, run off, escape, take off (informal) retreat, make off, hook it (slang) run for it (informal) scarper Brit. (slang) cut and run, show a clean pair of heels, skedaddle (informal) take to your heels >> adjective caudal

Translations

tail [teɪl] n → cola;

(ZOOL) → rabo; [of shirt, coat] → faldón m

vt (= follow) → vigilar a;

heads or tails → cara o cruz;

to turn tail → volver la espalda

tail away, tail off vi (in size, quality etc) → ir disminuyendo

tail [teɪl] n → queue f [of shirt]; pan m

vt (= follow) → suivre, filer;

tails npl (= suit) → habit m;

to turn tail → se sauver à toutes jambes see also head

tail away

tail off vi (in size, quality etc) → baisser peu à peu

tail [teɪl] n [of animal] → Schwanz m [of plane] → Heck nt [of shirt, coat] → Schoß m

vt (= follow) → folgen +dat;

tails npl (= formal suit) → Frack m;

to turn tail → die Flucht ergreifen see also head

tail off tail vi (in size etc) → abnehmen; [voice] → schwächer werden

tail [teɪl] n → coda; [of shirt] → falda

vt (= follow) → seguire, pedinare;

to turn tail → voltare la schiena see also head

tail away, tail off vi (in size, quality etc) → diminuire gradatamente

---

tail

n tail [teil]

1 the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.stertذَيْل، ذَنَبопашкаocashaleder Schwanzουράcolasabaدمhäntäqueueזנבपूंछrepfar(o)kekorrófa, skott, hali, tagl, stertur, stél, sporðurcoda尾꼬리uodegaasteekorstaarthale, stjert, svansogoncaudacoadăхвостchvostreprepsvans, stjärtหาง (สัตว์)kuyruk尾巴хвістدُم، پونچھđuôi尾巴

2 anything which has a similar function or position the tail of an aeroplane/comet.stert, punt, agterkantذَيْل الطائِرَه أو المُذَنَّبопашкаohon, ocashaleder Schwanzουράcolapära, saba, otsهر چیز دم مانندperä, pyrstöqueueזָנָבपिछला हिस्साrep, zadnji krajfar(o)kekorstél; halicoda後部후부, 말미uodegaasteekorstaarthale; slep; flakogoncaudacoadă(что-л. напоминающее) хвостchvostreprepsvans, stjärtส่วนท้าย (เครื่องบิน, เรือ)kuyruk尾狀物，尾部хвістدُم نما چيزphần đuôi尾状物，尾部

v

to follow closely The detectives tailed the thief to the station.agtervolgيَتْبَع عَن قُرْبследяstopovat, sledovatskyggebeschattenπαρακολουθώ από κοντάpisarle los talones a alguien, seguir a alguien, de cerca seguirjälitamaتعقیب کردنseurata kannoillafilerלַעֲקוֹב אַחֲרֵיपीछा करनाslijediti koga, pratiti (tajno)nyomon követmembuntutifylgja (e-m) fast eftirseguire後をつける뒤를 밟다sekti[]sekotmengekori rapat di blkgschaduwenfølge, skyggeśledzićseguira urmări îndeaproapeнеотступно следоватьstopovať, sledovaťskrivaj sleditipratiti u stopuskuggaติดตามtakibe almak跟蹤，尾隨іти назирціپيچھے پيچھے چلناtheo sát ai跟踪，尾随

-tailed

having a (certain size, type etc of) tail a black-tailed duck; a long-tailed dog.stertذو ذَيْل-опашат-ocasní-haletschwänzigμε ουράde cola...-sabaline...دمhäntäinenà (la) queue (...)זָנָב-पूंछवाला, सपुच्छ, दुमदार, पुच्छीkoji ima rep, s repomfarkúberekormeð rófu/hala/stél/sporðdalla coda (...)―の尾をした「꼬리가 ...한」이라는 뜻의 연결형-uodegis(salikteņos) -astainsberekor{#169}gestaart-halet, med... haleo ... ogoniede cauda (preta, etc.)cu coa­dăхвостомs ... chvostomz (...) repom-rep-svansad, med ... svans (stjärt)มีหาง...- kuyruklu有...尾(狀)的такий, що має хвістدُم دارcó đuôi有...尾（状）的

n / adv tails

(on) the side of a coin that does not have the head of the sovereign etc on it He tossed the coin and it came down tails.stertجِهَة قِطَعَة النُّقود التي لا تَحْمِلُ رأس الحاكِم: نَقْشَهтураna rubovou stranuplatdie Münzenrückseiteγράμματα (για νόμισμα)cruzmündi tagakülg, kiri!خطklaavapileהַצַד הַאַחוֹרִי שֶל מַטבֵּעचित-पटnaličje, pismo (kovanog novca)írásekorbakhlið á peningicroceコインの裏(が出て)동전의 뒷면; 뒤집혀서atvirkštinė (monetos) pusė(monētas) raksta puseekorkeerzijdemynt(sida)orzeł, orłem (do góry)coroapajurăрешкаopak, rub mincecifrarevers novčićabaksida, kronaด้านก้อยที่หงายขึ้น (ด้านตรงข้ามของหัว)yazı (tarafı)錢幣背面решкаسکہ کا وہ رخ جدھر بادشاہ کي تصوير نہ ہوmặt sấp钱币背面

interj

a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc. stertصَرْخَةٌ تَدُل أن الشَخْص إختار جِهَة الحاكِم من قِطْعَة النُّقودтураorelplatWappenγράμματα! (για νόμισμα)cruzkiriخطklaavapileעֵץ, הַצַד הַאַחוֹרִי שֶל מַטבֵּעसिक्के उछाल कर किसी चीज का फैसला करनाpismo (kovanog nova)írás!ekorbakhlið, krónuna!croce뒷면!skaičiusrakstsekorkeerzijdemynt!orzełcoroapajură!решкаorolcifrapismokrona!การเรียกที่แสดงว่าบุคคลได้เลิอกด้านหนึ่งของเหรียญขณะที่โยนเหรียญเพื่อตัดสินใจyazı(猜錢幣決定某事時)要背面решкаٹاس ميں ٹيلس کو چنناsự chọn mặt sấp（猜钱币决定某事时）要背面

n ˌtail-ˈend

the very end or last part the tail-end of the procession.eindeطَرَف خَلْفي، نِهايَهзаключителна частúplný konecbagerste endeder Schlußουρά, τελευταίο τμήμαcola, parte final; extremosabaotsبخش پایانی هر چیزhännänhuippuqueueזָנָבपिछला सिराrep, kraj (povorke)vminek a legvégeujung belakangbakhluti, aftasti hlutifine, coda最後결말; 말미(pats) galasgals; noslēgums; nogalepenghujungeindesiste del, slutten(sam) koniec, końcówkacaudasfârşit, încheiereконец, хвостúplný koniec, zakončenierepzanji deoslut, sluttampส่วนท้ายสุดen son kısmı, uç末尾，末端кінець; хвістآخري حصہđoạn kết末尾，末端

n ˈtail-light

the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc He followed the tail-lights of the bus.agterligضَوء خَلْفيзаден фарkoncové světlobaglygtedas Rücklichtπίσω φανάριluz traseratagatuliچراغ عقبperävalofeu arrièreפָּנַס אֲחוֹרִיपक्षदीपstražnje svjetlo (automobila)hátsó világításlampu belakangafturljósfanale posteriore尾灯미등užpakalinis žibintas, buferinis žibintaspakaļējā gabarītugunslampu belakangachterlichtbaklys/-lyktświatło tylneluz traseirastop (al unei maşini)габаритный задний фонарьkoncové svetlozadnja lučstop-svetlobakljusไฟท้ายstop lâmbası尾燈задня фараگاڑي کي پچھلي بتيđèn hậu尾灯

tail wind

a wind coming from behind We sailed home with a tail wind.wind van agterريح خَلْفِيَّهпопътен вятърvítr do zadmedvindder Rückenwindούριος άνεμοςviento de colataganttuulباد موافقmyötätuulivent arrièreרוּחַ גַבपक्ष पवन, अनुकूल हवाvjetar u leđahátszélangin turutanmeðvindur/-byrvento di poppa/coda追い風뒤에서 부는 바람vėjas iš užpakaliovējš no mugurpusesangin sorong buritanrugwindmedvindwiatr w plecyvento de caudavânt favorabil/din spateпопутный ветерzadný vietor (do chrbta)z vetromvetar u leđamedvindลมที่มาจากตอนล่างarkadan esen rüzgâr尾風попутний вітерباد موافق، پيچھے سے آنے والي ہواgió xuôi尾风

tail off

1 to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end) His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.verminder, verflouيَتَضاءَل تَدْريجِيّاнамалявамvytrácet se, zmenšovat seaftage; daleabflauenμειώνομαι, ξεθυμαίνωdisminuir, menguarkahanemaکم شدن؛ ضعیف شدنhiipuadiminuerלִדעוֹךघटना कम होनाnestajati, smanjivati seelvékonyodikmakin berkurangminnka smám samandiminuire小さくなる차츰 줄어들다slūgtisarukt; apsīktkemerosotanafnemenavta, minkesłabnąć, zanikaćdiminuira slăbiубыватьvytrácať sa, zmenšovať sazmanjšati seslabitiavtaทำให้น้อยลงazalarak kaybolmak變少，縮小поступово зменшуватисяکمزور ہونا، چھوٹا ہوناyếu đi变少，缩小

2 (also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent His voice tailed away into silence.vervaagيَتَضاءَل، يَخِف، يَخْفِتзатихвамrozplývat seblive svagereabflauenσβήνωirse debilitando, ir disminuyendo (poco a poco/gradualmente)vaibumaکم شدن؛ ضعیف شدنvaimetase taire peu à peuלִקטוֹןअलग पड़ जाना, पिछड़नाutišati se, utihnutielhalmakin hilangdeyja/fjara útaffievolirsi細くなる차츰 작아지다nuščiūtinorimt; pieklust; apklust; izgaistsemakin tdk kedengaranwegstervenstilne, bli bortezamieraćdiminuira se stinge treptatзатихатьrozplývať sapotihnitislabitiförsvagas, dö bortไม่มีเสียงgittikçe azalmak(聲音)越來越弱затихати; вщухатиبتدريج خاموش ہوناnhỏ đi（声音）越来越弱