tail
n 1 mkia; (dry) mgwisho, mwengo put the ~between the legs fyata mkia. turn ~ kimbia wag the ~ tikisa/ chezesha mkia. ~s up (of persons) changamfu, -enye furaha. 2 kitu mfano wa mkia. the ~-board/gate n mlango wa nyuma wa lori, pikapu n.k. the ~ end (of) n mwisho. ~ feather n mleli, mlele. taillight n taa za nyuma za gari/treni. ~ piece n (in a book) pambo inalochorwa/pangwa mwisho wa sura; nyongeza ya kitu mwisho. ~ spin n (of aircraft) kupiga mbizi ~ of the eye pembe ya jicho. 3 upande wa sarafu usio na kichwa cha mtu. 4 tails n (colloq) koti lenye mkia. 5 (colloq) mchunguzi anayemfuata mtuhumiwa. vt,vi 1 ~ after somebody fuata mtu karibu sana. 2 ~a person fuatia mtuhumiwa. ~ off/away pungua idadi/ukubwa; (of remarks etc) malizia kwa wasiwasi; baki nyuma. tailed adj (in compounds) long/short ~ed adj -enye mkia/mfupi. tailless adj sio na mkia.