drag

nouns

the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
drag, 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"
drag
is a type of (narrower)
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment
something tedious and boring
"peeling potatoes is a drag"
drag
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
colloquialism
is a type of (narrower)
dullness owing to length or slowness
tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness
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"
drag
is a type of (narrower)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
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"
drag, puff, pull
the act of dragging (pulling with force)
"the drag up the hill exhausted him"
drag
is a type of (narrower)
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
"the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
pull, pulling

verbs

pull, as against a resistance
"He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
drag
is derived from
dragger
see also
drag in
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move by pulling
"draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
draw, force, pull
draw slowly or heavily
"haul stones"; "haul nets"
cart, drag, hale, haul
is derived from
dragger
is derived from
dragger
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"
drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle
move slowly and as if with great effort
drag
is a type of (narrower)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
go, locomote, move, travel
to lag or linger behind
"But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail
suck in or take (air)
"draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
drag, draw, puff
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"
drag
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
displace, move
walk without lifting the feet
drag, scuff
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
drag, dredge
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
"He dragged me away from the television set"
drag
is a type of (narrower)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
"You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
persuade
proceed for an extended period of time
"The speech dragged on for two hours"
drag, drag on, drag out