lag vs trail

lag and trail both are nouns.

lag and trail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lag	Yes	No	Yes	No
trail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trail is a hyponym of lag; that is, trail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lag:

lag: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
trail: to lag or linger behind

Other hyponyms of lag include drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back.

lag (noun)	trail (noun)
the act of slowing down or falling behind	a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket	evidence pointing to a possible solution
the time between one event, process, or period and another	a track or mark left by something that has passed

lag (verb)	trail (verb)
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins	drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
cover with lagging to prevent heat loss	hang down so as to drag along the ground
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.	go after with the intent to catch
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail	move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
	to lag or linger behind

Difference between lag and trail

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