tail
n
1 appendage, conclusion, empennage, end, extremity, rear end, tailpiece, train
2 file, line, queue, tailback, train
3 (of hair) braid, pigtail, plait, ponytail, tress
4 (informal) arse (taboo slang) ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang) backside (informal) behind (informal) bottom, bum (Brit. slang) buns (U.S. slang) butt (U.S. & Canad. informal) buttocks, croup, derrière (euphemistic) jacksy (Brit. slang) posterior, rear (informal) rear end, rump
5 turn tail cut and run, escape, flee, hook it (slang) make off, retreat, run away, run for it (informal) run off, scarper (Brit. slang) show a clean pair of heels, skedaddle (informal) take off (informal) take to one's heels
vb
6 (informal) dog the footsteps of, follow, keep an eye on, shadow, stalk, track, trail