English noun: drag | |||
1. | drag (phenomenon) the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid | ||
Synonyms | retarding force | ||
Broader (hypernym) | resistance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sonic barrier, sound barrier, windage | ||
2. | drag (cognition) something that slows or delays progress | ||
Samples | Taxation is a drag on the economy. Too many laws are a drag on the use of new land. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | ||
3. | drag (attribute) something tedious and boring | ||
Samples | Peeling potatoes is a drag. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
4. | drag (artifact) clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man) | ||
Samples | He went to the party dressed in drag. The waitresses looked like missionaries in drag. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable | ||
5. | drag (act) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | ||
Samples | He took a puff on his pipe. He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly. | ||
Synonyms | puff, pull | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | toke | ||
Part meronym | smoke, smoking | ||
6. | drag (act) the act of dragging (pulling with force) | ||
Samples | The drag up the hill exhausted him. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pull, pulling | ||
English verb: drag | |||
1. | drag (contact) pull, as against a resistance | ||
Samples | He dragged the big suitcase behind him. These worries were dragging at him. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pull along, schlep, shlep, trail, train | ||
2. | drag (contact) draw slowly or heavily | ||
Samples | Haul stones. Haul nets. | ||
Synonyms | cart, hale, haul | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bouse, bowse | ||
3. | drag (stative) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action | ||
Samples | They were swept up by the events. Don't drag me into this business. | ||
Synonyms | drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | involve | ||
4. | drag (motion) move slowly and as if with great effort | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
5. | drag (motion) to lag or linger behind | ||
Samples | But in so many other areas we still are dragging. | ||
Synonyms | drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag | ||
6. | drag (consumption) suck in or take (air) | ||
Samples | Draw a deep breath. Draw on a cigarette. | ||
Synonyms | draw, puff | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | breathe in, inhale, inspire | ||
Entail | smoke | ||
7. | drag (motion) use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu | ||
Samples | Drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
8. | drag (motion) walk without lifting the feet | ||
Examples | The children drag to the playground | ||
Synonyms | scuff | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scuffle, shamble, shuffle | ||
9. | drag (contact) search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost | ||
Examples | The men drag the area for animals , The men drag for animals in the area | ||
Synonyms | dredge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | look for, search, seek | ||
10. | drag (communication) persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting | ||
Samples | He dragged me away from the television set. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | persuade | ||
11. | drag (change) proceed for an extended period of time | ||
Samples | The speech dragged on for two hours. | ||
Synonyms | drag on, drag out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, proceed | ||