tail

Pronunciation

• enPR: tāl, IPA ^(key): /teɪl/

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• Homophone: tale

Noun

Singular tail

Plural tails

This animal has a thick, soft tail

1. (countable) A tail is a long, thin part on the back end of an animal.

   The dog wags his tail (moves his tail quickly from side to side) when he sees his friend.

Verb

Plain form tail

Third-person singular tails

Past tense tailed

Past participle tailed

Present participle tailing

1. (transitive) If you tail someone, you follow them without them noticing; you observe them.