DRAG as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of dragging (pulling with force)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the drag up the hill exhausted him
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pulling (what does pulling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • haul (what does haul mean?)
   • hale (what does hale mean?)
   • cart (what does cart mean?)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
   Synonym(s)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he took a puff on his pipe
   • he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inhalation (what does inhalation mean?)
   • inspiration (what does inspiration mean?)
   • aspiration (what does aspiration mean?)
   • breathing in (what does breathing in mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • toke (what does toke mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • whiff (what does whiff mean?)
3. Meaning
   • clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women’’s clothing when worn by a man)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he went to the party dressed in drag
   • the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • clothing (what does clothing mean?)
   • article of clothing (what does article of clothing mean?)
   • vesture (what does vesture mean?)
   • wear (what does wear mean?)
4. Meaning
   • something tedious and boring
   Usage Example(s)
   • peeling potatoes is a drag
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tediousness (what does tediousness mean?)
   • tedium (what does tedium mean?)
   • tiresomeness (what does tiresomeness mean?)
5. Meaning
   • something that slows or delays progress
   Usage Example(s)
   • taxation is a drag on the economy
   • too many laws are a drag on the use of new land
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hindrance (what does hindrance mean?)
   • deterrent (what does deterrent mean?)
   • impediment (what does impediment mean?)
   • balk (what does balk mean?)
   • baulk (what does baulk mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • handicap (what does handicap mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
   Synonym(s)
   • retarding force (what does retarding force mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • resistance (what does resistance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sonic barrier (what does sonic barrier mean?)
   • sound barrier (what does sound barrier mean?)
   • windage (what does windage mean?)

DRAG as VERB

1. Meaning
   • proceed for an extended period of time
   Synonym(s)
   • drag on (what does drag on mean?)
   • drag out (what does drag out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The speech dragged on for two hours
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • proceed (what does proceed mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
2. Meaning
   • persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dragged me away from the television set
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • persuade (what does persuade mean?)
3. Meaning
   • suck in or take (air)
   Synonym(s)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • draw a deep breath
   • draw on a cigarette
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inhale (what does inhale mean?)
   • inspire (what does inspire mean?)
   • breathe in (what does breathe in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • smoke (what does smoke mean?)
4. Meaning
   • search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
   Synonym(s)
   • dredge (what does dredge mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • search (what does search mean?)
   • seek (what does seek mean?)
   • look for (what does look for mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dredge (what does dredge mean?)
5. Meaning
   • pull, as against a resistance
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dragged the big suitcase behind him
   • These worries were dragging at him
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shlep (what does shlep mean?)
   • schlep (what does schlep mean?)
   • pull along (what does pull along mean?)
   • trail (what does trail mean?)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   See Also
   • embroil (what does embroil mean?)
   • tangle (what does tangle mean?)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
   • sweep up (what does sweep up mean?)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • drag in (what does drag in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • puller (what does puller mean?)
   • tugger (what does tugger mean?)
   • dragger (what does dragger mean?)
6. Meaning
   • draw slowly or heavily
   Synonym(s)
   • cart (what does cart mean?)
   • hale (what does hale mean?)
   • haul (what does haul mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • haul stones
   • haul nets
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bowse (what does bowse mean?)
   • bouse (what does bouse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drag (what does drag mean?)
   • puller (what does puller mean?)
   • tugger (what does tugger mean?)
   • dragger (what does dragger mean?)
   • trawler (what does trawler mean?)
   • dragger (what does dragger mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • haul (what does haul mean?)
   • haulage (what does haulage mean?)
   • hauler (what does hauler mean?)
   • haulier (what does haulier mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • haul (what does haul mean?)
   • haulage (what does haulage mean?)
   • hauling (what does hauling mean?)
   • trucking (what does trucking mean?)
   • truckage (what does truckage mean?)
7. Meaning
   • walk without lifting the feet
   Synonym(s)
   • scuff (what does scuff mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shuffle (what does shuffle mean?)
   • scuffle (what does scuffle mean?)
   • shamble (what does shamble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • scuff (what does scuff mean?)
   • scuffer (what does scuffer mean?)
8. Meaning
   • to lag or linger behind
   Synonym(s)
   • drop behind (what does drop behind mean?)
   • get behind (what does get behind mean?)
   • hang back (what does hang back mean?)
   • trail (what does trail mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • But in so many other areas we still are dragging
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • dawdle (what does dawdle mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • fall behind (what does fall behind mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dawdler (what does dawdler mean?)
   • drone (what does drone mean?)
   • laggard (what does laggard mean?)
   • lagger (what does lagger mean?)
   • trailer (what does trailer mean?)
9. Meaning
   • move slowly and as if with great effort
   Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
10. Meaning
    • use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
    Usage Example(s)
    • drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen
    Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    • displace (what does displace mean?)
11. Meaning
    • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
    Synonym(s)
    • drag in (what does drag in mean?)
    • embroil (what does embroil mean?)
    • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
    • sweep up (what does sweep up mean?)
    • tangle (what does tangle mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • They were swept up by the events
    • don”t drag me into this business
    Hypernyms(s) drag is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • involve (what does involve mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • imbroglio (what does imbroglio mean?)
    • embroilment (what does embroilment mean?)