drag
[dræɡ]
vb
to pull or be pulled with force, esp along the ground or other surface
to persuade to come away (from something attractive or interesting)
he couldn't drag himself away from the shop
to trail or cause to trail on the ground
to move (oneself, one's feet, etc) with effort or difficulty
he drags himself out of bed at dawn
to linger behind
to prolong or be prolonged tediously or unnecessarily
his talk dragged on for hours
to pass (time) in discomfort, poverty, unhappiness, etc
he dragged out his few remaining years
to search (the bed of a river, canal, etc) with a dragnet or hook
they dragged the river for the body
to crush (clods) or level (a soil surface) by use of a drag
(of hounds) to follow (a fox or its trail) to the place where it has been lying
to draw (on a cigarette, pipe, etc)
to move (data) from one place to another on the screen by manipulating a mouse with its button held down
n
the act of dragging or the state of being dragged
an implement, such as a dragnet, dredge, etc, used for dragging
Also called: drag harrow a type of harrow consisting of heavy beams, often with spikes inserted, used to crush clods, level soil, or prepare seedbeds
a sporting coach with seats inside and out, usually drawn by four horses
a braking or retarding device, such as a metal piece fitted to the underside of the wheel of a horse-drawn vehicle
a person or thing that slows up progress
slow progress or movement
the resistance to the motion of a body passing through a fluid, esp through air: applied to an aircraft in flight, it is the component of the resultant aerodynamic force measured parallel to the direction of air flow
the trail of scent left by a fox or other animal hunted with hounds
an artificial trail of a strong-smelling substance, sometimes including aniseed, drawn over the ground for hounds to follow
See drag hunt
unnatural movement imparted to a fly, esp a dry fly, by tension on the angler's line
a person or thing that is very tedious; bore
exams are a drag
a car
short for drag race
women's clothes worn by a man, usually by a transvestite (esp in the phrase in drag).(as modifier).clothes collectively
a draw on a cigarette, pipe, etc
influence or persuasive power
a street or road
See drag down See drag in See drag out of See drag up
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