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Drag

//dɹæɡ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it. uncountable
"When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration."
2
Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. slang, uncountable, usually
"He performed in drag."
3
Clipping of dragon. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncommon
"the dragon gets a first shot off! although, afterwards, they attack at same speed, but trust me, drags attack first. Rayn ps. I'd rather gryphs than drags."
4
the act of dragging (pulling with force) wordnet
5
Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object. countable, uncountable
"A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag."

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6
Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.; Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment. slang, uncountable, usually
7
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) wordnet
8
A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing. countable
9
A men's party attended in women's clothing. countable, slang, usually
"A heterosexual person cannot really break into their [homosexuals'] inner circles. They have parties or "drags" to which only homosexuals are admitted, and at these some generally appear in female dress."
10
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man) wordnet
11
A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet. countable, informal
""He told me that he was certain that Coates shot at him. We threw out a drag and landed Coates within an hour.""
12
A drag king or drag queen. countable, slang, usually
"1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure That Mich drag Loretta sent me about 10 pictures of her so I wouldn't think her a "decrepit old lady." But too bad—she looked like someone's biddy aunt."
13
something tedious and boring wordnet
14
A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed. countable
15
Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture. slang, uncountable, usually
"corporate drag"
16
something that slows or delays progress wordnet
17
A puff on a cigarette or joint. countable, informal
"He got high after just one drag of the joint."
18
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid wordnet
19
Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. countable, slang
"Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag."
20
A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats. countable, slang
"I’m down here readin’ for my little go during the Long, only I come over from Baymouth pretty often in my drag…"
21
A street. countable, slang
"the main drag"
22
The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents. countable
"to run a drag"
23
A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down. uncountable
24
A heavy harrow for breaking up ground. countable, uncountable
25
A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: dray, stoneboat"
26
The bottom part of a sand casting mold. countable
27
A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone. countable, uncountable
28
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. countable, uncountable
29
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. countable, uncountable
30
A pulled load. countable, uncountable
"A northbound drag of furnace coal on the former South Yorkshire Joint Line crosses the East Coast main line near Black Carr behind Class "O4/1" 2-8-0 No. 63693."
31
A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel. countable, uncountable
32
Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged. countable, uncountable
"Had a drag in his walk."
33
Witch house music. uncountable
"“Our music is not like some other types where the energy is back and forth – music considered drag is like giving up oneself, to be pulled and controlled,” she says."
34
The last position in a line of hikers. countable, uncountable
"Okay, I'll take point, Kate, you take drag."
35
A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way. countable, uncountable
36
A device for guiding wood to the saw. countable, uncountable
37
A mailcoach. countable, historical, uncountable
38
A prison sentence of three months. countable, slang, uncountable
"The sodger who done it was quodded, but only for a drag, and he swore to God as how he’d do for me the next time as he comed across me."

Verb

1
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. transitive
"Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed."
2
To perform as a drag queen or drag king. informal, intransitive
3
proceed for an extended period of time wordnet
4
To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
"Time seems to drag when you're waiting for a bus."
5
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting wordnet

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To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
"Dragging yourself out of a warm bed in the early hours of a wintry morning to go for a hike in the woods: It’s not an easy thing for some to do, but the visual treasures that await could be well worth the effort. If the weather conditions and the local flora are just right, you might come across fleeting, delicate frozen formations sprouting from certain plant stems, literally a garden of ice."
7
suck in or take (air) wordnet
8
To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
"have dragged a lingering life"
9
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost wordnet
10
To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
"A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her."
11
pull, as against a resistance wordnet
12
To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
"Drag the file into the window to open it."
13
draw slowly or heavily wordnet
14
To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
"The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump."
15
walk without lifting the feet wordnet
16
To hit or kick off target.
"Arsenal were struggling for any sort of rhythm and Aaron Lennon dragged an effort inches wide as Tottenham pressed for a second."
17
to lag or linger behind wordnet
18
To fish with a dragnet.
19
move slowly and as if with great effort wordnet
20
To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
21
use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it wordnet
22
To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
23
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action wordnet
24
To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet. figuratively
"while I dragged my brains for such a song"
25
To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone). slang
"You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you."
26
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. intransitive
27
To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc. informal, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Possibly from English drag (“to pull along a surface”) because of the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor, or from Yiddish טראָגן (trogn, “to wear”)

Etymology 4

Possibly from English drag (“to pull along a surface”) because of the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor, or from Yiddish טראָגן (trogn, “to wear”)

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