drag meaning and definition

DRAG noun

Definition of drag (noun)

1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
   • synonyms: retarding force
2. 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"
3. something tedious and boring
   • "peeling potatoes is a drag"
4. 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"
5. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
   • "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
   • synonyms: puff, pull
6. the act of dragging (pulling with force)
   • "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

DRAG verb

Definition of drag (verb)

1. pull, as against a resistance
   • "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
2. draw slowly or heavily
   • "haul stones"; "haul nets"
   • synonyms: cart, hale, haul
3. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   • "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
   • synonyms: drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle
4. move slowly and as if with great effort
5. to lag or linger behind
   • "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
   • synonyms: drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail
6. suck in or take (air)
   • "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
   • synonyms: draw, puff
7. 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"
8. walk without lifting the feet
   • synonyms: scuff
9. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
   • synonyms: dredge
10. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
    • "He dragged me away from the television set"
11. proceed for an extended period of time
    • "The speech dragged on for two hours"
    • synonyms: drag on, drag out