trail vs lag

trail and lag both are nouns.

trail and lag both are verbs.

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

As verbs, lag is a hypernym of trail; that is, lag is a word with a broader meaning than trail:

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

Other hypernyms of trail include dawdle, fall back, fall behind.

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

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

Difference between trail and lag

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