Meaning of tail In English

• 0 a part of an animal's body, sticking out from the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position:

  • The dog wagged its tail excitedly.

• 1 someone who follows another person to discover where that person goes, what they do, etc.

• 2 the side of a coin that does not have a picture of someone's head on it

• 3 a tailcoat

• 4 someone's bottom:

  • You've just got to get off your tail and start looking for a job.

• 5 a phrase that is placed at the end of a sentence and refers to something mentioned in the sentence

• 6 to follow and watch someone very closely, especially in order to get information secretly:

  • That car has been tailing me for the last ten minutes.

• 7 a part of the body of an animal attached to the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position:

  • The dog greeted us, wagging its tail.

  • The comet’s tail glowed in the night sky.

• 8 someone who secretly follows and watches another person:

  • Police put a tail on the suspect as he left the airport.

• 9 to secretly follow and watch someone:

  • FBI agents tailed him for a month.