drag

/drˈæg/

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Noun
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
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"
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
draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
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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"
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move slowly and as if with great effort
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to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Verb
suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
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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"
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walk without lifting the feet
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search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
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persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
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proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
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