- drag
- drag [drag]vt.dragged, dragging [ME draggen < ON draga (or OE dragan): see DRAW]1. to pull or draw with force or effort, esp. along the ground; haul2.a) to move (oneself) with effortb) to force into some situation, action, etc.3. to pull a grapnel, net, etc. over the bottom of (a river, lake, etc.) in searching for something; dredge4. to draw a harrow over (land)5. to draw (something) out over a period of time; protract tediously or painfully6. to bring (a subject) into conversation, a piece of writing, etc. unnecessarily or as if by force☆ 7. Baseball to hit (a ball) in executing a drag buntvi.1. to be dragged; be pulled along the ground or other surface; trail2. to lag behind3. to be prolonged tediously; move or pass too slowly4. to search a body of water with a grapnel, net, etc.5. Slang to draw deeply ( on a cigarette, pipe, etc.)6. Slang to participate in or as if in a drag racen.1. something dragged or pulled along the ground; specif.,a) a harrow used for breaking groundb) a heavy sledge, or sledc) a type of private stagecoach of the 19th cent., with seats inside and on top, drawn by four horses2. a device used to catch and haul up something under water; grapnel, dragnet, etc.3. a thing that checks motion, as a brake on the wheel of a carriage4. anything that hinders or obstructs [a drag on his resources]5. the amount by which anything drags6. the act of dragging; slow, cumbersome movement☆ 7. Slang influence that gains special or undeserved favors; pull☆ 8. Slanga) a deep puff of a cigarette, pipe, etc.b) a swallow of liquid☆ 9. Slang a dance10. Slang street; road [the main drag ]☆ 11. Slang DRAG RACE☆ 12. Slang a dull or boring person, situation, etc.13. Slanga) clothing of the opposite sex, esp. as worn by a male homosexualb) clothing, esp. clothing typical of a certain country, period, occupation, etc.14. Aeron. Engineering a resisting force exerted on an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc. parallel to its airstream and opposite in direction to its motion15. Huntinga) a trail of scent left by an animalb) something dragged over the ground to leave a trail of scentc) a hunt over such a trail: in full drag huntSYN.- PULL——————drag on or drag outto prolong or be prolonged tediously——————☆ drag one's feet or drag one's heelsSlang to act with deliberate slowness or obvious reluctance; be uncooperative
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.