drag

/dræg/

/dræg/

Other forms: dragged; dragging; drags

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.

Definitions of drag

1. verb

   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
2. verb

   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
3. verb

   move slowly and as if with great effort
   type of:

   go, locomote, move, travel

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
4. noun

   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
5. noun

   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
6. verb

   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.
7. verb

   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
8. noun

   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
9. verb

   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
10. verb

    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
11. noun

    something tedious and boring
    “peeling potatoes is a drag”

    type of:

    tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness

    dullness owing to length or slowness
12. verb

    suck in or take (air)
    synonyms: draw, puff

    type of:

    breathe in, inhale, inspire

    draw in (air)
13. noun

    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
14. verb

    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
15. verb

    walk without lifting the feet
    synonyms: scuff

    type of:

    scuffle, shamble, shuffle

    walk by dragging one's feet
16. verb

    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
17. noun

    clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
    type of:

    article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable

    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body