drag [ dræɡ ]

• n.
  • the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

    同义词： retarding force

  • 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"

  • something tedious and boring

    "peeling potatoes is a drag"

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

    "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"

  • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

    "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

    同义词： puff pull

  • the act of dragging (pulling with force)

    "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

• v.
  • pull, as against a resistance

    "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

  • draw slowly or heavily

    同义词： haul hale cart

  • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

    "don't drag me into this business"

    同义词： embroil tangle sweep sweep up drag in

  • move slowly and as if with great effort
  • to lag or linger behind

    "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

    同义词： trail get behind hang back drop behind

  • suck in or take (air)

    同义词： puff draw

  • 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"

  • walk without lifting the feet

    同义词： scuff

  • search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

    同义词： dredge

  • persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

    "He dragged me away from the television set"

  • proceed for an extended period of time

    "The speech dragged on for two hours"

    同义词： drag on drag out

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