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