drag
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /dɹæɡ/
drag
- (uncountable) Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
- When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag.
- My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats. [from mid-18th c.]
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
- Alcee Arobin and Mrs. Highcamp called for her one bright afternoon in Arobin's drag.
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
- (countable, slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.]
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- to run a drag
- (countable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- a stone drag
- (metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- Had a drag in his walk.
- Witch house music.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (aviation, aerodynamics) The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- French: trainée
- German: Widerstand, Luftwiderstand
- Russian: (лобово́е) сопротивле́ние
- Spanish: resistencia
- Russian: дра́га
- French: (vulgar) emmerdeur, (vulgar) emmerdeuse
- Russian: обу́за
drag (drags, present participle dragging; past and past participle dragged)
- (transitive) 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.
- To move onward 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.
- Long, open panegyric drags at best.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- have dragged a lingering life
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her.
- (computing) To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
- Drag the file into the window to open it.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- 2012, David Ornstein, BBC Sport, "Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham" , November 17
- Arsenal were struggling for any sort of rhythm and Aaron Lennon dragged an effort inches wide as Tottenham pressed for a second.
- 2012, David Ornstein, BBC Sport, "Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham" , November 17
- To fish with a dragnet.
To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water. - To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- Synonyms: harrow
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- 1847, Alfred Tennyson, The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 2024748 ↗, (
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- while I dragged my brains for such a song
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- Synonyms: criticize, Thesaurus:criticize
- You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you.
- French: traîner
- German: schleifen, schleppen, zerren, ziehen
- Italian: trainare, trascinare, strascinare, strascicare
- Portuguese: arrastar
- Russian: таска́ть
- Spanish: arrastrar
- German: sich ziehen, sich dahinziehen
- Russian: тащи́ться
drag (uncountable)
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.]
- He performed in drag.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing. [from early 20th c.]
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- corporate drag
- German: Fummel (colloquial)
drag (drags, present participle dragging; past and past participle dragged)
- To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
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