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   drag

   /draɡ/

   verb

   • 1. pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty: "we dragged the boat up the beach" Similar haulpulldrawtugheavetrailtrawltowstreelinformal:yanklugarchaic:hale
   • ▪ take (someone) to or from a place or event, despite their reluctance: "my girlfriend is dragging me off to Rhodes for a week"
   • ▪ go somewhere wearily, reluctantly, or with difficulty: "I have to drag myself out of bed each day"
   • ▪ (of a person's clothes or an animal's tail) trail along the ground: "the nuns walked in meditation, their habits dragging on the grassy verge"
   • ▪ catch hold of and pull (something): "desperately, Jinny dragged at his arm"
   • ▪ (of a ship) trail (an anchor) along the seabed, drifting in the process: "the coaster was dragging her anchor in St Ives Bay"
   • ▪ (of an anchor) fail to hold, causing a ship or boat to drift: "his anchor had dragged and he found himself sailing out to sea"
   • ▪ search the bottom of (a river, lake, or the sea) with grapnels or nets: "frogmen had dragged the local river"
   • 2. (of time) pass slowly and tediously: "the day dragged—eventually it was time for bed" Similar become tediousappear to pass slowlygo slowlymove slowlycreep alonglimp alongcrawlhang heavygo at a snail's pacewear ongo on too longgo on and on
   • 3. move (an image or highlighted text) across a computer screen using a tool such as a mouse: "you can move the icons into this group by dragging them in with the mouse"

   noun

   • 1. the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty: "the drag of the current" Similar pulltugtowheaveyankresistancebrakingretardation
   • ▪ the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object: "the coating reduces aerodynamic drag"
   • ▪ a person or thing that impedes progress or development: "Larry was turning out to be a drag on her career"
   • ▪ unnatural motion of a fishing fly caused by the pull of the line.
   • ▪ an iron shoe that can be applied as a brake to the wheel of a cart or wagon. archaic
   • 2. a boring or tiresome person or thing: informal "working nine to five can be a drag" Similar boretedious thingtiresome thingnuisancebothertroublepestannoyancesource of annoyancetrialvexationthorn in one's fleshtiresome persontedious personinformal:painpain in the neckbindheadachehasslepain in the buttnudnikfair cownarkinformal, dated:blighterblisterpillvulgar slang:pain in the arsepain in the ass
   • 3. an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette: informal "he took a long drag on his cigarette"
   • 4. clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women's clothes worn by a man: "a fashion show, complete with men in drag"
   • 5. a street or road: informal "the main drag is wide but there are few vehicles"
   • 6. a thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
   • ▪ a harrow used for breaking up the surface of land. historical
   • ▪ an apparatus for dredging or for recovering objects from the bottom of a river or lake.
   • ▪ another term for dragnet
   • 7. a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox.
   • ▪ a hunt using a drag lure.
   • 8. influence over other people: informal North American "they had the education but they didn't have the drag"
   • 9. one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes usually played with the other stick.
   • 10. short for drag race
   • 11. a private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses. historical
   • ▪ a car: informal, dated British "a stately great drag with a smart chauffeur"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Englishdragan or Old Norse draga ‘to draw’; the noun partly from Middle Low German dragge ‘grapnel’.

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   What does drag mean?

   • DRAG definition: 1. to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground: 2. to make someone go…. Learn more.

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   What does drag mean in a sentence?

   • If you take hold of your dress on both sides, in that way, and drag it up so high, you will be set down as a raw country girl. Drag definition: to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail. See examples of DRAG used in a sentence.

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   What does dragged mean?

   • , dragged, drag·ging. to be drawn or hauled along. to trail on the ground. to move heavily or with effort. The parade dragged by endlessly. This heat wave has everyone dragging around. to lag behind. to use a drag or grapnel; dredge. to take part in a drag race. to drag on a cigarette. something that retards progress.

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   What is a word for dragging?

   • drag something in mention, refer to, bring up, point out, allude to, call attention to, touch upon, broach the subject of, speak about or of They disapproved of my dragging in his wealth. drag yourself go slowly, creep, crawl, inch, shuffle, shamble, limp along, move at a snail's pace, advance slowly I managed to drag myself to the surgery.

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   What does it mean if someone drags you somewhere?

   • If someone drags you somewhere, they pull you there, or force you to go there by physically threatening you. The vigilantes dragged the men out of the vehicles. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] If someone drags you somewhere you do not want to go, they make you go there. When you can drag him away from his work, he can also be a devoted father.

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   What is a drag adverb?

   • If a period of time or an event drags, it is very boring and seems to last a long time. The minutes dragged past. [VERB adverb] The pacing was uneven, and the early second act dragged. [VERB] If something is a drag on the development or progress of something, it slows it down or makes it more difficult. The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle.

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   DRAG definition: 1. to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground: 2. to make someone go…. Learn more.

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     DRAG meaning: 1. to move something by pulling it along a...

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     DRAG translate: 拉, 拖，拉，拽，牽引, 硬拖，硬拉，硬拽, （用滑鼠）拖動,...

   • Drag: Arabic Translation

     DRAG translate: يَجُرّ / يَسْحَب, يَسْحَب (عَلى شاشة...

   • Znaczenie Drag, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     drag definicja: 1. to move something by pulling it along a...

   • Drag: Italian Translation

     DRAG translate: trascinare, trascinare, trascinarsi,...

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   If something is a drag on the development or progress of something, it slows it down or makes it more difficult.

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   Drag definition: to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail. See examples of DRAG used in a sentence.

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   1. To pull along with difficulty or effort; haul: dragged the heavy box out of the way. See Synonyms at pull. 2. To cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground: Don't drag your coat in the mud. 3. Computers. a. To move (a pointing device, such as a mouse) while pressing down on one of its buttons. b.

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   Drag is the force that a fluid exerts on an object caused by a difference in velocity between the fluid and the object.

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