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drag

/dɹæɡ/

noun

Meaning

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

    "When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration."

  • (foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.

  • A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.

  • A puff on a cigarette or joint.

  • Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.

    "Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag."

  • A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.

  • Street, as in 'main drag'.

  • The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.

    "to run a drag"

  • A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.

  • A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.

  • A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.

    "a stone drag"

  • The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.

  • A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.

  • 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.

  • 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 (drag sail), so used.

  • A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.

  • Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.

  • Witch house music.

  • The last position in a line of hikers.

  • (aerodynamics) The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing.

  • A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.

  • A device for guiding wood to the saw.

  • A mailcoach.

verb

Meaning

  • To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

    "Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed."

  • To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.

    "Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus."

  • To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.

  • To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.

  • To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.

  • To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.

    "Drag the file into the window to open it."

  • (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.

    "The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump."

  • To hit or kick off target.

  • To fish with a dragnet.

  • To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.

  • To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.

  • To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.

  • To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).

    "You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you."

Synonyms

criticize,
harrow