'Drag' definitions:
Definition of 'drag'
From: WordNet
noun
The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid [syn: drag, retarding force]
noun
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"
noun
Something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
noun
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"
noun
A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" [syn: puff, drag, pull]
noun
The act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
verb
Pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
verb
verb
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" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in]
verb
Move slowly and as if with great effort
verb
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back]
verb
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"
verb
Walk without lifting the feet [syn: scuff, drag]
verb
Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost [syn: dredge, drag]
verb
Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
verb
Definition of 'Drag'
From: GCIDE
- Drag \Drag\, v. i.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly. [1913 Webster]
- The day drags through, though storms keep out the sun. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- Long, open panegyric drags at best. -- Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back. [1913 Webster]
- A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her. --Russell. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To fish with a dragnet. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Drag'
From: GCIDE
- Drag \Drag\, n. [See 3d Dredge.] A confection; a comfit; a drug. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Drag'
From: GCIDE
- Drag \Drag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dragging.] [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 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. [1913 Webster]
- Dragged by the cords which through his feet were thrust. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
- The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- A needless Alexandrine ends the song That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Then while I dragged my brains for such a song. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty. [1913 Webster]
- Have dragged a lingering life. -- Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- To drag an anchor (Naut.), to trail it along the bottom when the anchor will not hold the ship.
- Syn: See Draw. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Drag'
From: GCIDE
- Drag \Drag\, n. [See Drag, v. t., and cf. Dray a cart, and 1st Dredge.]
- 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage. [Collog.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (a) Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See {Drag sail} (below). (b) Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel. (c) Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. [1913 Webster]
- My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag. --J. D. Forbes. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged. "Had a drag in his walk." -- Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Founding) The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope. [1913 Webster]
- 9. (Masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone. [1913 Webster]
- 10. (Marine Engin.) 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, v. i., 3. [1913 Webster]
- Drag sail (Naut.), a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting; -- called also drift sail, drag sheet, drag anchor, sea anchor, floating anchor, etc.
- Drag twist (Mining), a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'drag'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adduct,
- adduction,
- affinity,
- aggravation,
- allurement,
- amble,
- annoyance,
- arrest,
- artery,
- attract,
- attractance,
- attraction,
- attractiveness,
- attractivity,
- avenue,
- bad news,
- bag,
- bale,
- barge,
- be magnetic,
- be prolonged,
- bearing rein,
- bedevilment,
- bit,
- block,
- bore,
- bother,
- botheration,
- bothersomeness,
- boulevard,
- bowl along,
- brake,
- bundle,
- burden,
- burdening,
- burthen,
- buttonholer,
- capillarity,
- capillary attraction,
- cargo,
- cascade,
- centripetal force,
- chain,
- chain-smoke,
- charge,
- charging,
- chaw,
- check,
- checkrein,
- chew,
- chewing,
- chock,
- claudicate,
- clog,
- clout,
- clump,
- coax,
- coefficient of friction,
- confine,
- countercheck,
- crashing bore,
- crawl,
- creep,
- cumber,
- cumbrance,
- curb,
- curb bit,
- dab,
- daggle,
- dally,
- damper,
- dangle,
- dawdle,
- deadweight,
- deceleration,
- delay,
- depend,
- detain,
- detention,
- devilment,
- difficulty,
- dillydally,
- distract,
- dogging,
- dogtrot,
- doorstop,
- downer,
- drabble,
- draft,
- drag along,
- drag on,
- drag out,
- drag sail,
- draggle,
- drain,
- drape,
- draw,
- draw towards,
- drench,
- dress,
- drift anchor,
- drift sail,
- drip,
- drogue,
- droop,
- dryasdust,
- dub,
- dusty,
- ease-off,
- ease-up,
- encumbrance,
- equalize,
- even,
- exasperation,
- fall,
- fall behind,
- falter,
- favor,
- fetter,
- flag,
- flagging,
- flap,
- flat tire,
- flatten,
- flop,
- flounce,
- flow,
- fluid friction,
- foot,
- footslog,
- force of friction,
- force of viscosity,
- freight,
- friction head,
- friction loss,
- frictional resistance,
- frightful bore,
- gait,
- gallop,
- get behind,
- go dead slow,
- go on,
- go slow,
- goof off,
- grade,
- gravitation,
- gravity,
- grease,
- habitual smoking,
- hale,
- halt,
- handicap,
- hang,
- hang back,
- hang down,
- harassment,
- harrow,
- harrying,
- haul,
- have an attraction,
- headache,
- heave,
- highway,
- hinder,
- hippety-hop,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- hold back,
- hold up,
- holdback,
- holdup,
- hop,
- hounding,
- humdrum,
- idle,
- impede,
- in,
- inch,
- inch along,
- incubus,
- incumbency,
- induce,
- influence,
- inhale,
- inhale snuff,
- inside track,
- interest,
- internal friction,
- jog,
- jog-trot,
- jolt,
- jump,
- keep back,
- lading,
- lag,
- lag behind,
- lallygag,
- lay,
- laze,
- letdown,
- letup,
- level,
- limp,
- linger,
- linger behind,
- linger on,
- load,
- loading,
- lock step,
- loiter,
- lollygag,
- lop,
- lubricate,
- lug,
- lumber,
- lunge,
- lurch,
- lure,
- magnet,
- magnetism,
- magnetize,
- make late,
- martingale,
- millstone,
- mince,
- mincing steps,
- minus acceleration,
- molestation,
- mosey,
- mow,
- mutual attraction,
- nicotine addiction,
- nicotinism,
- nod,
- nuisance,
- obstruct,
- obstruction,
- oil,
- oppression,
- overload,
- overtaxing,
- overweighting,
- pace,
- paddle,
- path,
- peg,
- pelham,
- pend,
- persecution,
- persuade,
- pest,
- piaffe,
- piaffer,
- pill,
- plane,
- planish,
- plaster,
- plod,
- poke,
- poke along,
- potter,
- prance,
- pressure,
- problem,
- procrastinate,
- proser,
- puff,
- pull,
- pull towards,
- pulling power,
- put off,
- rack,
- remora,
- resistance,
- retard,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- road,
- roll,
- rolling friction,
- saddling,
- sag,
- sashay,
- saunter,
- scotch,
- scuff,
- scuffle,
- scuttle,
- sea anchor,
- setback,
- shackle,
- shamble,
- shave,
- shilly-shally,
- shuffle,
- shuffle along,
- sidle,
- single-foot,
- skin friction,
- skip,
- slack-up,
- slacken,
- slackening,
- sliding friction,
- slink,
- slip friction,
- slither,
- slog,
- slouch,
- slow down,
- slowdown,
- slowing,
- slowing down,
- slowness,
- slowup,
- smoke,
- smoking,
- smoking habit,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth out,
- snaffle,
- snake,
- special favor,
- spoke,
- stagger,
- stagger along,
- stalk,
- stall,
- stamp,
- starting friction,
- static friction,
- stay,
- step,
- stomp,
- stop,
- straddle,
- straggle,
- strain,
- street,
- stride,
- stroll,
- strolling gait,
- strut,
- stump,
- suction,
- superincumbency,
- surcharge,
- swag,
- swagger,
- swill,
- swing,
- sympathy,
- tabacism,
- tabacosis,
- tabagism,
- take in tow,
- take snuff,
- tarry,
- taxing,
- thoroughfare,
- tittup,
- tobaccoism,
- toddle,
- toddle along,
- totter,
- totter along,
- tow,
- track,
- traction,
- trail,
- trail behind,
- train,
- traipse,
- trammel,
- trawl,
- tread,
- trial,
- trip,
- troll,
- trot,
- trouble,
- trudge,
- tug,
- twaddler,
- velocity,
- vexation,
- vexatiousness,
- waddle,
- walk,
- wamble,
- waste time,
- way,
- wear on,
- weep,
- wet blanket,
- wheedle,
- wiggle,
- wobble,
- worm,
- worm along,
- worriment,
- worry
Words containing 'Drag'
- Dragged,
- Dragging,
- drag down,
- drag in,
- drag on,
- drag out,
- drag up,
- dragged out,
- draggingly,
- Drag line,
- Drag rope,
- Drag sail,
- Drag twist,
- Drag'ees,
- To drag an anchor,
- coefficient of drag,
- drag a bunt,
- drag anchor,
- drag coefficient,
- drag sheet,
- drag through the mud,
- foot dragging,
- main drag,
- drag one's feet,
- drag one's heels,
- knock-down-and-drag-out