the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
[ Syn: retarding force ]
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'
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; the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag'
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
the act of dragging (pulling with force); the drag up the hill exhausted him'
drag (n.)
pull, as against a resistance; He dragged the big suitcase behind him; These worries were dragging at him'
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
draw slowly or heavily; haul stones; haul nets
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; They were swept up by the events; dont drag me into this business
move slowly and as if with great effort
to lag or linger behind; But in so many other areas we still are dragging
[ Syn: trail , get behind , hang back , drop behind , drop back ]
suck in or take (air); draw a deep breath; draw on a cigarette
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
[ Syn: scuff ]
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
[ Syn: dredge ]