tail

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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  stern , after part , quarter , poop , tail assembly , empennage , shadow , shadower , buttocks , tail end , fag end , dock , bob , chase , chase after , trail , tag , give chase , dog , go after , track