Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tail
3 senses of tail
Sense 1
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track -- (go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit")
=> pursue, follow -- (follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")
Sense 2
dock, tail, bob -- (remove or shorten the tail of an animal)
=> cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")
Sense 3
tail -- (remove the stalk of fruits or berries)
=> top, pinch -- (cut the top off; "top trees and bushes")
Antonyms of adj tailed
1 sense of tailed
Sense 1
tailed -- (having a tail of a specified kind; often used in combination)
INDIRECT (VIA caudate) -> acaudate, acaudal -- (lacking a tail or taillike appendage)
Similarity of adj tailed
1 sense of tailed
Sense 1
tailed -- (having a tail of a specified kind; often used in combination)
=> caudate (vs. acaudate), caudated -- (having a tail or taillike appendage)