drag

Meaning

Noun

1. Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
2. Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
3. The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
4. A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
5. (informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
6. A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
7. (informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
8. (slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
9. (slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
10. (slang) A street.
11. The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
12. A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
13. A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
14. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
15. The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
16. A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
17. The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
18. Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
19. A pulled load.
20. A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
21. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
22. Witch house music.
23. The last position in a line of hikers.
24. A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
25. A device for guiding wood to the saw.
26. A mailcoach.
27. (slang) A prison sentence of three months.

Verb

1. To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
2. To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
3. To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
4. To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
5. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
6. To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
7. To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
8. To hit or kick off target.
9. To fish with a dragnet.
10. To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
11. To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
12. To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
13. (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
14. To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
15. (informal) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.

Verb

To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

Concepts

drag

pull

draw

haul

tow

tug

trail

stretch

lug

carry

pull along

yank

delay

dredge

traction

skid

draught

drag along

brake

cart

puff

crawl

draft

sprag

heave

hale

drop behind

train

twitch

jerk

grapnel

drag on

drag out

get behind

retarding force

creep

bore

extend

draw out

drawing

pulling

take

stylus drag

brake block

brake shoe

drawl

fire

shoot

protract

attract

encumbrance

trudge

hindrance

impediment

nuisance

scuff

drop back

hang back

drag in

embroil

sweep

sweep up

tangle

fall back

fall behind

lag

harrow

block

clog

obstacle

resisting force

resistance

annoyance

bind

botheration

hassle

trouble

bane

convey

draw off

extract

lead

dragged

scrape

brake-shoe

brake-block

break off

pluck

bring

dominate

bring away

carry away

coach

hoof

roll

be prolonged

search for something

lag behind

bend

inhale

beguile

coax

convince

flip

invite

persuade

seduce

win over

woo

comb

hauling

burden

tighten

hamper

hinder

impede

retard

slow

seize by force

pull sharply

holding back

load

retardation

weight

druff

inhalation

smoke

suck

irritation

wrench

drogue

sea anchor

drag-net

draw towards

be behind

spoilsport

party-pooper

wet blanket

rush

sled

draw along

order

straighten out

take by the hand

bar

bottleneck

let

lengthen

prolong

spin out

be inferior to smb

arrester gear

arresting gear

brake staff

brakestaff

detent

holding-down latch

slipper

stop

stopper

thumber

resisting power

dragging

tow target

towed target

tugging

towage

carry-over

file over

hysteresis

lag in phase

traction drive

trailing

drag force

nowel

resistance force

resistance pressure

side thrust

sweep along

be dragged

slip

struggle

slowcoach

slowpoke

square

breath

propel

shove

recede

barrier

blockade

deterrent

diriment impediment

hang-up

hazard

hinderance

hurdle

obstruction

roadblock

stymie

stymy

haiku

bother

chagrin

fuss

shame

parliament

vexation

bump up

add to

advance

boost up

bring up

cast

cut

dig out

doff

elevate

gather up

hike

hoist

lift

lift up

pick up

raise

run up

stand up

take out

trice

up

upheave

schlep

shlep

pain

plague

balk

baulk

obstructer

resistor

tieback

draw back

draw in

get out

pull back

pull out

pull up

retract

wind

wind up

extraction

bet

play

stroke

swimming stroke

taxis

temptation

veto

wager

put out

involve

drag oneself along

trail along

bear

pull on

drag off

pull away

shake violently

rub

wipe

dranet

long-windedness

embezzle

make disappear

slide

steal

pitch

straighten

rake

scratch

tote

chase

ride

interrupt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɹæɡ/

Etymology

From Middle English draggen (“to drag”), early Middle English dragen (“to draw, carry”), confluence of Old English dragan (“to drag, draw, draw oneself, go, protract”) and Old Norse draga (“to draw, attract”); both from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw, drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to draw, drag”).
Verb sense influenced due to association with the noun drag (“that which is hauled or dragged”), related to Low German dragge (“a drag-anchor, grapnel”). Cognate with Danish drægge (“to dredge”), Danish drage (“to draw, attract”), Swedish dragga (“to drag, drag anchor, sweep”), Swedish draga (“to draw, go”), Icelandic draga (“to drag, pull”). Doublet of draw.