Word Frequency
drag (dræɡ
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Definitions
verb
Word forms: drags, dragging, dragged
- to pull or be pulled with force, esp along the ground or other surface
- tr; often foll by away or from to persuade to come away (from something attractive or interesting) ⇒
he couldn't drag himself away from the shop
- to trail or cause to trail on the ground
- tr to move (oneself, one's feet, etc) with effort or difficulty ⇒
he drags himself out of bed at dawn
- to linger behind
- often foll by on or out to prolong or be prolonged tediously or unnecessarily ⇒
his talk dragged on for hours
- tr foll by out to pass (time) in discomfort, poverty, unhappiness, etc ⇒
he dragged out his few remaining years
- when intr, usually foll by for to search (the bed of a river, canal, etc) with a dragnet or hook ⇒
they dragged the river for the body
- tr foll by out or from to crush (clods) or level (a soil surface) by use of a drag
- (of hounds) to follow (a fox or its trail) to the place where it has been lying
- intr (slang) to draw (on a cigarette, pipe, etc)
- (computing) to move (data) from one place to another on the screen by manipulating a mouse with its button held down
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See drag anchor
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See drag one's feet
noun
- the act of dragging or the state of being dragged
- an implement, such as a dragnet, dredge, etc, used for dragging
- Also called: drag harrow. a type of harrow consisting of heavy beams, often with spikes inserted, used to crush clods, level soil, or prepare seedbeds
- a sporting coach with seats inside and out, usually drawn by four horses
- a braking or retarding device, such as a metal piece fitted to the underside of the wheel of a horse-drawn vehicle
- a person or thing that slows up progress
- slow progress or movement
- (aeronautics) the resistance to the motion of a body passing through a fluid, esp through air: applied to an aircraft in flight, it is the component of the resultant aerodynamic force measured parallel to the direction of air flow
- the trail of scent left by a fox or other animal hunted with hounds
- an artificial trail of a strong-smelling substance, sometimes including aniseed, drawn over the ground for hounds to follow
- See drag hunt
- (angling) unnatural movement imparted to a fly, esp a dry fly, by tension on the angler's line
- (informal) a person or thing that is very tedious; bore ⇒
exams are a drag
- (slang) a car
- short for drag race
- (slang)
- women's clothes worn by a man, usually by a transvestite (esp in the phrase in drag)
- (as modifier) ⇒
a drag club
,drag show
- clothes collectively
- (informal) a draw on a cigarette, pipe, etc
- (US, slang) influence or persuasive power
- (mainly US, slang) a street or road
Word Origin
Old English dragan to draw; related to Swedish draggaSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = nuisance, pain, bore, bother, pest, hassle, inconvenience, annoyance, pain in the neck, pain in the arse, pain in the backside, pain in the butt
Translations for 'drag'
- British English: drag If you drag something or someone somewhere, you pull them there with difficulty.He got up and dragged his chair towards the table.dræɡ VERB
- Arabic: يَجُرُّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: arrastar
- Chinese: 拖
- Croatian: vući
- Czech: táhnout tahat
- Danish: trække
- Dutch: slepen
- European Spanish: arrastrar
- Finnish: raahata
- French: traîner
- German: schleppen
- Greek: σέρνω
- Italian: trascinare
- Japanese: 引っ張る
- Korean: (...을) 끌다그리기
- Norwegian: trekke
- Polish: pociągnąć ciągnąć
- Portuguese: arrastar
- Romanian: a târî
- Russian: тащить
- Spanish: arrastrar
- Swedish: drasläpa
- Thai: ลาก
- Turkish: sürüklemek
- Ukrainian: тягти потягти
- Vietnamese: kéo lê
- British English: drag If something is a drag on the development or progress of something, it slows it down or makes it more difficult. NOUNThe satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle.
- Brazilian Portuguese: chatice
- Chinese: 阻碍阻碍礙
- European Spanish: resistencia aerodinámica
- French: frein
- German: Widerstand
- Italian: ostacolo
- Japanese: 妨げ
- Korean: 장애물
- Portuguese: arrastamento
- Spanish: resistencia aerodinámica
Example Sentences Including 'drag'
At one point rioters tried to drag a policewoman out of an armoured Land Rover.Glasgow Herald (2002)
Don't give up if the first wig you try makes you look like Danny La Rue in drag.Coping With Sudden Hair Loss
Gold had reached a six-year high last month, partly on concern that war in the Middle East would drag down equities.Globe and Mail (2003)
I'd look for a nice big pub car park fronting on the main drag for a bit more security.DEAD BEAT (2002)
It is an atmosphere you would find hard to drag yourself away from.Glasgow Herald (2002)
It's quiet in there and the voices echo about the place as the Fine Gael entourage moves through the main drag.Irish Times (2002)
Selina was shaking and I had to grip her upper arm and drag her to the indoor shrubbery before she mauled someone.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
The drag of the heavy bags under his eyes made his long face longer, his sadness sadder.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
The modern machine, at least in its most refined form, is the result of attention to every means of reducing wind drag.Cycling Weekly (2004)
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