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drag - the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him" |
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pulling,
pull the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
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drag - the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid |
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resistance the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
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sonic barrier,
sound barrier the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
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windage the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
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drag - something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag" |
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tediousness,
tiresomeness,
tedium dullness owing to length or slowness
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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drag - clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag" |
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article of clothing,
clothing,
habiliment,
wearable,
vesture,
wear a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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drag - something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land" |
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deterrent,
impediment,
baulk,
handicap,
hinderance,
hindrance,
balk,
check advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
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| verb |
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drag - pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" |
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force,
pull,
draw impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
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drag in,
embroil,
sweep up,
tangle,
sweep,
drag force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
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pull along,
schlep,
shlep pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"
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trail,
train drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
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drag - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" |
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trail |
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fall behind,
dawdle,
lag,
fall back cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
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drag - proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" |
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proceed,
go follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
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drag - persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set" |
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persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
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drag - move slowly and as if with great effort |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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drag - use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen" |
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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