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drag
verb(dra-g)proceed for an extended period of time
Synonyms: drag on, drag out,
Examples:
The speech dragged on for two hours.
drag
verb(dra-g)to lag or linger behind
Synonyms: drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail,
Examples:
But in so many other areas we still are dragging.
drag
verb(dra-g)force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Examples:
Don't drag me into this business.
drag
noun(dra-g)a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Examples:
He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.
drag
verb(dra-g)search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Synonyms: dredge,
drag
noun(dra-g)the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Synonyms: retarding force,
drag
noun(dra-g)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.
The waitresses looked like missionaries in drag.
drag
verb(dra-g)move slowly and as if with great effort
drag
verb(dra-g)persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
Examples:
He dragged me away from the television set.
drag
verb(dra-g)pull, as against a resistance
Examples:
He dragged the big suitcase behind him.
These worries were dragging at him.
These worries were dragging at him.
drag
noun(dra-g)something tedious and boring
Examples:
Peeling potatoes is a drag.
drag
noun(dra-g)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.
Too many laws are a drag on the use of new land.
drag
noun(dra-g)the act of dragging (pulling with force)
Examples:
The drag up the hill exhausted him.
drag
verb(dra-g)use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
Examples:
Drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen.