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Definition of Drag

1. Noun. The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid.

2. Verb. Pull, as against a resistance. "These worries were dragging at him"

3. Noun. Something that slows or delays progress. "Too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"

4. Verb. Draw slowly or heavily. "Haul nets"

5. Noun. Something tedious and boring. "Peeling potatoes is a drag"

6. Verb. Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. "Don't drag me into this business"

7. Noun. Clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man). "The waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"

8. Verb. Move slowly and as if with great effort.

9. Noun. A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke). "He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

10. Verb. To lag or linger behind. "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

11. Noun. The act of dragging (pulling with force). "The drag up the hill exhausted him"

12. Verb. Suck in or take (air). "Draw on a cigarette"

13. Verb. 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"

14. Verb. Walk without lifting the feet. "The children drag to the playground"

15. Verb. Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost. "The men drag for animals in the area"

16. Verb. Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting. ; "He dragged me away from the television set"

17. Verb. Proceed for an extended period of time. "The speech dragged on for two hours"

Definition of Drag

1. n. A confection; a comfit; a drug.

2. v. t. To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.

3. v. i. To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.

4. n. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.

Definition of Drag

1. Verb. (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To move slowly. ¹

3. Verb. To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant. ¹

4. Verb. (computing) To move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen. ¹

5. Verb. To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface ¹

6. Verb. To perform as a drag queen or drag king ¹

7. Noun. Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it. ¹

8. Noun. (countable foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold. ¹

9. Noun. A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body. ¹

10. Noun. (countable informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint. ¹

11. Noun. (countable slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating. ¹

12. Noun. (countable slang) Someone or something that is disappointing. ¹

13. Noun. (countable slang) Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. (defdate from mid-18th c.) ¹

14. Noun. (countable slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. (defdate from mid-19th c.) ¹

15. Noun. The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents. ¹

16. Noun. (countable snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down. ¹

17. Noun. (uncountable slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.(defdate from late 19th c.) ¹

18. Noun. (uncountable slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Drag

1. to pull along the ground [v DRAGGED, DRAGGING, DRAGS]

Medical Definition of Drag

1. 1. To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labour, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing. "Dragged by the cords which through his feet were thrust." (Denham) "The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down." (Tennyson) "A needless Alexandrine ends the song That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along." (Pope) 2. To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag. "Then while I dragged my brains for such a song." (Tennyson) 3. To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty. "Have dragged a lingering life." (Dryden) To drag an anchor, to trail it along the bottom when the anchor will not hold the ship. Synonym: See Draw. Origin: OE. Draggen; akin to Sw. Dragga to search with a grapnel, fr. Dragg grapnel, fr. Draga to draw, the same word as E. Draw. See Draw. 1. To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold. 2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly. "The day drags through, though storms keep out the sun." (Byron) "Long, open panegyric drags at best." (Gay) 3. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back. "A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her." (Russell) 4. To fish with a dragnet. 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc. 3. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag. 4. A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage. 5. A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground. 6. Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See Drag sail (below). Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel. Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. "My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag." (J. D. Forbes) 7. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged. "Had a drag in his walk." 8. The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope. 9. A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone. 10. The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. See Citation under Drag. Drag sail, a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes. See: Drag, and cf. Dray a cart, and 1st Dredge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drag

draftings draftnik draftniks drafts draftsman draftsmanly draftsmanship draftsmanships draftsmen draftspeople

draftsperson draftspersons draftswoman draftswomen drafty drag-drop drag-net drag-nets drag-queen drag-rope

drag a bunt drag and drop drag bit drag bunt drag bunts drag coefficient drag down drag in drag king

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