drag

(noun) the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid. Synonyms: retarding force.

(noun) something that slows or delays progress. Examples: "Taxation is a drag on the economy." "Too many laws are a drag on the use of new land."

(noun) something tedious and boring. Example: "Peeling potatoes is a drag."

(noun) clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man). Examples: "He went to the party dressed in drag." "The waitresses looked like missionaries in drag."

(noun) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke). Synonyms: puff, pull. Examples: "He took a puff on his pipe." "He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly."

(noun) the act of dragging (pulling with force). Example: "The drag up the hill exhausted him."

(verb) pull, as against a resistance. Examples: "He dragged the big suitcase behind him." "These worries were dragging at him."

(verb) draw slowly or heavily. Synonyms: haul, hale, cart. Examples: "Haul stones." "Haul nets."

(verb) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. Synonyms: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in. Examples: "They were swept up by the events." "Don't drag me into this business."

(verb) move slowly and as if with great effort.

(verb) to lag or linger behind. Synonyms: trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back. Example: "But in so many other areas we still are dragging."

(verb) suck in or take (air). Synonyms: puff, draw. Examples: "Draw a deep breath." "Draw on a cigarette."

(verb) use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu. Example: "Drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen."

(verb) walk without lifting the feet. Synonyms: scuff.

(verb) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost. Synonyms: dredge.

(verb) persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting. Example: "He dragged me away from the television set."

(verb) proceed for an extended period of time. Synonyms: drag on, drag out. Example: "The speech dragged on for two hours."