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Drag (Verb)

Meaning 1

Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Meaning 2

To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Drop Back
  • Drop Behind
  • Get Behind
  • Trail
  • Hang Back

Hypernyms

  • Fall Behind
  • Dawdle
  • Fall Back

Meaning 3

Suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Draw
  • Puff

Hypernyms

  • Inhale
  • Breathe In

Related Words

  • Drag (noun)

Meaning 4

Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Dredge

Hypernyms

  • Search
  • Look For

Meaning 5

Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Embroil
  • Sweep
  • Sweep Up
  • Tangle
  • Drag In

Hypernyms

  • Involve

Meaning 6

Pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Draw

Hyponyms

  • Schlep
  • Train
  • Pull Along

Related Words

  • Drag (noun)
  • Dragger (noun)
  • Drag In (verb)

Meaning 7

Draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Cart
  • Hale
  • Haul

Hypernyms

  • Draw
  • Pull

Hyponyms

  • Bouse
  • Underrun
  • Bowse

Related Words

  • Drag (noun)
  • Dragger (noun)

Meaning 8

Proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Drag On
  • Drag Out

Hypernyms

  • Go

Meaning 9

Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Displace

Meaning 10

Walk without lifting the feet.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Scuff

Hypernyms

  • Shamble
  • Shuffle

Meaning 11

Move slowly and as if with great effort.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Go
  • Locomote
  • Move
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