drag (n.)

  1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

    [ Syn: retarding force ]

  2. 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'

  3. something tedious and boring; peeling potatoes is a drag'

  4. 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'

  5. 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 , pull ]

  6. the act of dragging (pulling with force); the drag up the hill exhausted him'

    drag (v.)

  1. pull, as against a resistance; He dragged the big suitcase behind him; These worries were dragging at him'

  2. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; He dragged me away from the television set'

  3. proceed for an extended period of time; The speech dragged on for two hours

    [ Syn: drag on , drag out ]

  4. draw slowly or heavily; haul stones; haul nets

    [ Syn: haul , hale , cart ]

  5. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; They were swept up by the events; dont drag me into this business

    [ Syn: embroil , tangle , sweep , sweep up , drag in ]

  6. move slowly and as if with great effort

  7. 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 ]

  8. suck in or take (air); draw a deep breath; draw on a cigarette

    [ Syn: puff , draw ]

  9. 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'

  10. walk without lifting the feet

    [ Syn: scuff ]

  11. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

    [ Syn: dredge ]

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