English Explanatory Dictionary

drag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
  2. Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
  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.
  5. A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
  6. A puff on a cigarette or joint.
  7. Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
  8. A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
  9. A street.
  10. The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
  11. A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
  12. A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
verb
  1. To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
  2. To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
  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.
  5. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
  6. To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
  7. To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
  8. To hit or kick off target.
  9. To fish with a dragnet.
  10. To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
  11. To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
  12. To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
noun
  1. Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
  2. Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
  3. A men's party attended in women's clothing.
  4. A drag king or drag queen.
  5. Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
verb
  1. To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
noun
  1. Clipping of dragon.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹæɡ/ [ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡ] ~ [ˈd̠ɹ̠˔ʷæɡ] [d͡ʒɹ̠ʷæɡ] en-us-drag.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Xavier hillier-drag.wav /ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡ/ [ˈdɹ̝ʷeɪ̯ɡ] ~ [ˈd̠ɹ̠˔ʷeɪ̯ɡ]

Word forms

drag drags dragging dragged drug

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”). Verb sense influenced due to association with the noun drag (“that which is hauled or dragged”), related to Low German dragge (“a drag-anchor, grapnel”). Cognate with Danish drægge (“to dredge”), Danish drage (“to draw, attract”), Swedish dragga (“to drag, drag anchor, sweep”), Swedish draga (“to draw, go”), Icelandic draga (“to drag, pull”). Doublet of draw.

Synonyms

lug pull dray stoneboat skidpan drag draw hale schlep tug harrow criticize admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp castigate censure charge chastise chew out chide condemn denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise dress down eat someone alive excoriate find fault fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste lay into lecture light into objurgate pooh-pooh put someone on blast rate read somebody the riot act rebuke reprehend reprimand reproach

Antonyms

leave push rest rush

Related words

dragnet carry lift lurch yank read draggy dragling

Derived words

antidrag cash drag cash-drag danna-drag dragadiddle dragbar drag bit drag boat drag bolt dragbox drag bunt drag-chain drag chain drag chute drag coefficient dragfooted draggy drag handle draghound drag hunt dragless draglift draglink dragman dragmark drag parachute drag path drag race drag racer drag racing drag racing boat dragrope dragsman dragstrip dragway fiscal drag gravity drag lift-to-drag ratio main drag microdrag parasitic drag Poynting-Robertson drag sand drag toe drag volatility drag wave drag underdrag drag-along right drag-and-drop drag and drop drag ass drag-ass drag click drag down drag-drop draggability draggable draggage dragger draggle

Translations

Danish: drag Finnish: drag German: Fummel Malay: leret Norwegian Bokmål: drag Persian: درَگ Swedish: drag
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