drag

/dɹˈæɡ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

pull, as against a resistance
“He dragged the big suitcase behind him”
draw slowly or heavily
“haul stones”
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
“They were swept up by the events”
move slowly and as if with great effort
to lag or linger behind
“But in so many other areas we still are dragging”
suck in or take (air)
“draw a deep breath”
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”
walk without lifting the feet
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
“He dragged me away from the television set”
proceed for an extended period of time
“The speech dragged on for two hours”

noun

the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
something that slows or delays progress
“taxation is a drag on the economy”
something tedious and boring
“peeling potatoes is a 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”
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
“he took a puff on his pipe”
the act of dragging (pulling with force)
“the drag up the hill exhausted him”

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