drag
drag Lexical Profile
drag Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To pull someone or something along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty, often touching the ground.
"We had to drag the heavy wooden table across the porch to make room for the guests."
To move an icon, image, or selected text across a computer screen using a mouse, touchpad, or finger.
"You can easily organize your files if you drag the documents directly into the archive folder."
To pass slowly, tediously, or with seemingly endless duration (especially of time, an event, or a performance).
"The afternoon lecture began to drag because the speaker read directly from his notes in a monotone voice."
To search the bottom of a body of water systematically using grappling hooks, nets, or dredges.
"Rescue crews decided to drag the canal to recover the sunken boat."
• noun
The longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or another fluid surrounding a moving object, acting opposite to the direction of motion.
"Automotive engineers designed the vehicle with a sleek, curved profile to minimize aerodynamic drag."
A tedious, boring, or annoying person, task, or situation, or something that hinders progress.
"Having to commute two hours each way in heavy traffic was a real drag on her daily routine."
A theatrical performance art and form of entertainment in which performers wear exaggerated clothing, makeup, and accessories to play with or subvert traditional gender roles.
"The historic theater hosted a vibrant drag show featuring talented local performers and comedians."
The act of pulling something along forcefully, or a deep inhalation of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
"He leaned against the brick wall and took a slow drag from his cigarette before answering."
Word Nuance & Usage
The standard past tense and past participle of 'drag' is 'dragged'; although 'drug' is occasionally heard in certain American dialects, it is considered nonstandard in formal writing.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'draggen', derived either from Old English 'dragan' (to draw) or from the cognate Old Norse 'draga' (to draw or pull).