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To drag something means to physically pull it, like when you drag your sofa to the other side of the living room in order to get a better view of the TV.

Drag can also mean to prolong something. In this case, drag is often followed by the words "out" or "on." You could describe a class that drags on for hours, or try to drag out your homework to get out of doing the dishes. You can also drag someone unwillingly into a discussion or other situation. Anything that's boring and tedious can also be called a drag — like lunches with your great aunt Martha or cleaning the bathroom.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: drag

1
 vn
pull, as against a resistance
the act of dragging (pulling with force)
2
 vn
to lag or linger behind
something that slows or delays progress
3
 vn
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
something tedious and boring
4
 vn
suck in or take (air)
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
5
 v
use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
6
 v
walk without lifting the feet
7
 v
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
8
 n
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: drag
1

v pull, as against a resistance

“He dragged the big suitcase behind him”
“These worries were dragging at him”
Types:
pull along, schlep, shlep
pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
trail, train
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
tow
drag behind
Type of:
draw, force, pull
cause to move by pulling

v draw slowly or heavily

Synonyms:
cart, hale, haul
Types:
bouse, bowse
haul with a tackle
Type of:
draw, force, pull
cause to move by pulling

v move slowly and as if with great effort

Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

n the act of dragging (pulling with force)

“the drag up the hill exhausted him”
Type of:
pull, pulling
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

n the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

Synonyms:
retarding force
Types:
sonic barrier, sound barrier
the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
windage
the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
Type of:
resistance
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
2

v to lag or linger behind

“But in so many other areas we still are dragging”
Synonyms:
drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail
Type of:
dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

v proceed for an extended period of time

“The speech dragged on for two hours”
Synonyms:
drag on, drag out
Type of:
go, proceed
follow a certain course

n 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”
Type of:
balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
3

v force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

“don't drag me into this business”
Synonyms:
drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle
Type of:
involve
engage as a participant

v persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

“He dragged me away from the television set”
Type of:
persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

n something tedious and boring

“peeling potatoes is a drag”
Type of:
tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness
dullness owing to length or slowness
4

v suck in or take (air)

Synonyms:
draw, puff
Type of:
breathe in, inhale, inspire
draw in (air)

n a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

“he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly”
Synonyms:
puff, pull
Types:
toke
a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
Type of:
aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
5

v 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”
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
6

v walk without lifting the feet

Synonyms:
scuff
Type of:
scuffle, shamble, shuffle
walk by dragging one's feet
7

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

Synonyms:
dredge
Type of:
look for, search, seek
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
8

n 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”
Type of:
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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