Drag - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- something that slows or delays progress
too many laws are a drag on the use of new land
the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag
verb
These worries were dragging at him
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (syn: drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle)
- to lag or linger behind (syn: drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail)
- use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost (syn: dredge)
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
Extra examples
My parents can be such a drag. They won't let me do anything.
These meetings are a total drag.
Let me have a drag from your cigarette.
He took a long drag on the cigarette.
She dragged one of the other tables over to ours.
Firefighters dragged the man to safety.
One of the parents eventually dragged the screaming toddler out of the store.
The broken muffler dragged behind the car.
The dog's leash was dragging along the ground.
The child is always dragging his blanket.
The puppy ran up to us, dragging her leash behind her.
He dragged himself up the stairs and climbed into bed.
Can you drag yourself away from that computer?
Drag the chair over here so I can stand on it.
Traffic during the rush hour just drags.
Phrasal verbs
drag on — last unnecessarily long
drag out — last unnecessarily long
drag up — mention something unpleasant from the past
Word forms
I/you/we/they: drag
he/she/it: drags
present participle: dragging
past tense: dragged
past participle: dragged
singular: drag
plural: drags
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