follow+closely

  • 111Subsecute — Sub se*cute, v. t. [L. subsecutus, p. p. of subsequi. See {Subsequent}.] To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To follow and detain him, if by any possibility he could be subsecuted and overtaken. E. Hall.… …

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  • 112Tag — Tag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tagging}.] 1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags. [1913 Webster] He learned to make long tagged thread laces. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] His courteous host . . . Tags every sentence with some… …

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  • 113Tagged — Tag Tag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tagging}.] 1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags. [1913 Webster] He learned to make long tagged thread laces. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] His courteous host . . . Tags every sentence with… …

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  • 114Tagging — Tag Tag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tagging}.] 1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags. [1913 Webster] He learned to make long tagged thread laces. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] His courteous host . . . Tags every sentence with… …

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  • 115To tread on — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 116To tread upon — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 117To tread upon the heels of — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 118Tread — Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth. trudan …

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  • 119Treading — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 120Trod — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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