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drag > 17 senses
NOUN	1	drag, retarding force	The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
	2	drag	Something that slows or delays progress
	3	drag	Something tedious and boring
	4	drag	Clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
	5	drag, puff, pull	A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
	6	drag	The act of dragging (pulling with force)
VERB	1	drag	Pull, as against a resistance
	2	drag, haul, hale, cart	Draw slowly or heavily
	3	drag, embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in	Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
	4	drag	Move slowly and as if with great effort
	5	drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind	To lag or linger behind
	6	drag, puff, draw	Suck in or take (air)
	7	drag	Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
	8	drag, scuff	Walk without lifting the feet
	9	drag, dredge	Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
	10	drag	Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
	11	drag, drag on, drag out	Proceed for an extended period of time

drag > pronunciation
Sounds	drae'g
Rhymes	Ag, bag, brag, and 28 more rhymes in aeg...

drag > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid.
Synonyms	retarding force
Broader	resistance
Narrower	sonic barrier, sound barrier; windage

drag > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	Something that slows or delays progress.
Examples	"taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
Broader	hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap

drag > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	Something tedious and boring.
Examples	"peeling potatoes is a drag"
Usage	colloquialism
Broader	tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness

drag > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	Clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man).
Examples	"he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
Broader	clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment

drag > noun 5, act
Meaning	A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke).
Examples	"he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
Synonyms	puff, pull
Part of	smoke, smoking
Broader	inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in
Narrower	toke
Verbs	drag

drag > noun 6, act
Meaning	The act of dragging (pulling with force).
Examples	"the drag up the hill exhausted him"
Broader	pull, pulling
Verbs	drag; drag

drag > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Pull, as against a resistance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
Broader	pull, draw, force
See also	drag in
Narrower	shlep, schlep, pull along; trail, train
Nouns	drag; dragger

drag > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Draw slowly or heavily.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	haul, hale, cart
Broader	pull, draw, force
Narrower	bowse, bouse
Nouns	drag; dragger; dragger

drag > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Examples	"don't drag me into this business"
Synonyms	embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in
Broader	involve

drag > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Move slowly and as if with great effort.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote

drag > verb 5, motion
Meaning	To lag or linger behind.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Synonyms	trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
Broader	lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind

drag > verb 6, consumption
Meaning	Suck in or take (air).
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	puff, draw
Broader	inhale, inspire, breathe in
Entails	smoke
Nouns	drag

drag > verb 7, motion
Meaning	Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
Broader	move, displace

drag > verb 8, motion
Meaning	Walk without lifting the feet.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Model	The children drag to the playground
Synonyms	scuff
Broader	shuffle, scuffle, shamble

drag > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The men drag the area for animals; The men drag for animals in the area
Synonyms	dredge
Broader	search, seek, look for

drag > verb 10, communication
Meaning	Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP
Examples	"He dragged me away from the television set"
Broader	persuade

drag > verb 11, change
Meaning	Proceed for an extended period of time.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"The speech dragged on for two hours"
Synonyms	drag on, drag out
Broader	proceed, go

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