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drag

Nouns

• (n) the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid retarding force,
• (n) something that slows or delays progress
  • taxation is a drag on the economy
  • too many laws are a drag on the use of new land
• (n) something tedious and boring
  • peeling potatoes is a drag
• (n) clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
  • he went to the party dressed in drag
  • the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag
• (n) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
  • he took a puff on his pipe
  • he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
  pull, puff,
• (n) the act of dragging (pulling with force)
  • the drag up the hill exhausted him

Verbs

• (v) pull, as against a resistance
  • He dragged the big suitcase behind him
  • These worries were dragging at him
• (v) draw slowly or heavily
  • haul stones
  • haul nets
  cart, haul, hale,
• (v) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
  • They were swept up by the events
  • don't drag me into this business
  drag in, embroil, sweep up, tangle, sweep,
• (v) move slowly and as if with great effort
• (v) to lag or linger behind
  • But in so many other areas we still are dragging
  drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail, drop back,
• (v) suck in or take (air)
  • draw a deep breath
  • draw on a cigarette
  puff, draw,
• (v) use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
  • drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen
• (v) walk without lifting the feet scuff,
• (v) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost dredge,
• (v) persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
  • He dragged me away from the television set
• (v) proceed for an extended period of time
  • The speech dragged on for two hours
  drag on, drag out,

Synonyms

retarding force cart haul hale drag in embroil sweep up tangle sweep drop behind get behind hang back trail drop back pull puff draw scuff dredge drag on drag out

See also

drag in embroil sweep up tangle sweep

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