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tail
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Noun
  • the rear part of a ship
  • the rear part of an aircraft
  • (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
  • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
  • 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?
  • any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
  • the time of the last part of something
    • the fag end of this crisis-ridden century
    • the tail of the storm
  • the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Verb
  • remove the stalk of fruits or berries
  • remove or shorten the tail of an animal
  • go after with the intent to catch
    • The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
    • the dog chased the rabbit
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