drag
Forms
- Plural
- drags
- present (v1)
- drag
- past (v2)
- dragged
- past participle (v3)
- dragged
- present participle
- dragging
- 3rd person singular
- drags
Definitions
1.Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
2.Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.
3.A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
4.A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.(informal)
- "He told me that he was certain that Coates shot at him. We threw out a drag and landed Coates within an hour."
1.To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.
- The misbehaving child was dragged out of the classroom.
2.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.
- The day drags through, though storms keep out the sun.
- The Irishman is the director’s longest drama, but it never drags.
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.
- You aren't going to be able to carry any more stuff. You're dragging around all that junk.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2223
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
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”).