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- [drag]
- /dræg/
- /dræɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drag]
- /dræg/
Definitions of drag word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of DRAG drag and drop 3
- verb with object drag to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house. 1
- verb with object drag to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like: They dragged the lake for the body of the missing man. 1
- verb with object drag to level and smooth (land) with a drag or harrow. 1
- verb with object drag to introduce; inject; insert: He drags his honorary degree into every discussion. 1
- verb with object drag to protract (something) or pass (time) tediously or painfully (often followed by out or on): They dragged the discussion out for three hours. 1
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Origin of drag
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1920-25 for def 18; Middle English; both noun and v. probably < Middle Low German dragge grapnel, draggen to dredge, derivative of drag- draw; defs 29, 30, 38 obscurely related to other senses and perhaps a distinct word of independent orig.
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Parts of speech for Drag
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drag popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
drag usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drag
verb drag
- pull — pull media
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- tow — to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station.
- lug — Linux User Group
noun drag
- slog — to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
- effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
- struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
adjective drag
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- drear — dreary.
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- ho-hum — dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
Antonyms for drag
verb drag
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
noun drag
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
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