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| drag [ drag ] |
verb (past and past participle dragged, present participle drag·ging, 3rd person present singular drags) |
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1. transitive verb pull something along with effort: to move something, especially something that is too large, heavy, or cumbersome to carry, by pulling it along the ground or across a surface
  dragged the fallen tree out of the road
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2. transitive verb pull somebody or something by force: to move or remove somebody or something that resists, usually by pulling at the person or object with considerable force or violence
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3. transitive verb persuade somebody to come away: to cause, persuade, or force an unwilling person to stop doing something or to leave a place
I'm sorry to drag you away from your work.
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4. transitive and intransitive verb trail along ground: to be in continuous contact with the ground while moving across it, or allow something to do this
He dragged his feet as he walked.
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5. transitive and intransitive verb move: to move, or move yourself or your feet, slowly and with difficulty or great reluctance
I was so tired that I could scarcely drag myself up the stairs.
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6. intransitive verb pass or proceed slowly: to pass or proceed at a very slow and boring pace
The afternoon was beginning to drag.
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7. transitive verb comput move icon with mouse: to move an icon or other selected item on a computer screen by clicking on it with the mouse and pulling it to a new location
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8. transitive verb search underwater area: to search a river bed, pond, or other area of water using a net or hook in an attempt to find something or somebody
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9. intransitive verb puff on smoking material: to put a cigarette, pipe, or cigar to the mouth and suck in the smoke
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informal
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10. intransitive verb race in car: to take part in a drag race
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noun (plural drags) |
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1. hindrance: somebody or something that slows down physical movement or progress in an area or activity
High interest rates have been a drag on the economy.
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2. aviation physics resistance to motion: the resistance experienced by a body moving through a fluid medium, especially by an aircraft when traveling through the air.
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3. somebody or something boring: a person, task, duty, or event that is held to be extremely boring and irritating
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informal
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It was such a drag going alone.
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4. puff: a puff on a cigarette, pipe, or cigar
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informal
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5. clothing of opposite sex: clothing characteristic of one sex worn by a member of the other, especially women's clothing when worn by men
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slang
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6. street: a street or road
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slang
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the main drag
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7. slow and laborious movement or action: an action or movement carried out slowly and with great effort or difficulty
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8. dragging movement: a sound, movement, or act of dragging
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9. line used for dragging river: a line, chain, or hook that is used for searching or dredging the bottom of an area of water such as a river or pond
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10. vehicles machine or vehicle that is dragged: a device or a vehicle such as a cart that is pulled along the surface of the ground
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11. motor sports
Same as drag race
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12. hunting fox scent: the scent left by a fox or other animal that is hunted by dogs
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13. hunting artificial scent: an artificial scent put on the ground for hunting dogs to follow
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| [14th century. < either a form of draw or < related Old Norse draga< Germanic] |
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drag and drop to click onto an item on a computer screen, move it with the mouse, and release it on an icon
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drag your feet or heels to be slow to act, usually because you would prefer to avoid doing anything
dragging their feet on implementing the plan
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