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tailed

The correct spelling is tailed.

How to pronounce tailed

verb

IPA: /teɪld/

Say it like: Tay-led

The correct spelling is tailed. To follow and observe surreptitiously. For example: "Tail that car!"

Usage Examples

Tail that car!

This vessel tails downstream.

There are several tailed species of mammals.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To follow and observe surreptitiously.
  2. 2.To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
  3. 3.To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
  4. 4.To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
  5. 5.To pull or draw by the tail.

adjective

  1. 1.(often in combination) Having a tail.
  2. 2.Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.

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