drag
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(noun) the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid. Synonyms: retarding force.
Noun Definition 1
(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 Definition 2
(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 Definition 4
(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 Definition 5
(noun) the act of dragging (pulling with force). Example: "The drag up the hill exhausted him."
Noun Definition 6
(verb) pull, as against a resistance. Examples: "He dragged the big suitcase behind him." "These worries were dragging at him."
Verb Definition 1
(verb) draw slowly or heavily. Synonyms: haul, hale, cart. Examples: "Haul stones." "Haul nets."
Verb Definition 2
(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 Definition 3
(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 Definition 5
(verb) suck in or take (air). Synonyms: puff, draw. Examples: "Draw a deep breath." "Draw on a cigarette."
Verb Definition 6
(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 Definition 7
(verb) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost. Synonyms: dredge.
Verb Definition 9
(verb) persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting. Example: "He dragged me away from the television set."
Verb Definition 10