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trail vs fall behind

fall behind vs trail

trail is a noun but fall behind is not a noun.

trail and fall behind both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trail Yes No Yes No
fall behind No No Yes No
As verbs, fall behind is a hypernym of trail; that is, fall behind is a word with a broader meaning than trail:
  • trail: to lag or linger behind
  • fall behind: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Other hypernyms of trail include dawdle, fall back, lag.
trail (noun) fall behind (noun)
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
evidence pointing to a possible solution
a track or mark left by something that has passed
trail (verb) fall behind (verb)
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground retreat
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
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
to lag or linger behind
Difference between trail and fall behind

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