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drag one's feet

drag
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drag]
    • /dræg wʌnz fit/
    • /dræɡ wʌnz fiːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drag]
    • /dræg wʌnz fit/

Definitions of drag one's feet words

  • verb with object drag one's feet 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 one's feet 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 one's feet to level and smooth (land) with a drag or harrow. 1
  • verb with object drag one's feet to introduce; inject; insert: He drags his honorary degree into every discussion. 1
  • verb with object drag one's feet to protract (something) or pass (time) tediously or painfully (often followed by out or on): They dragged the discussion out for three hours. 1
  • verb with object drag one's feet to pull (a graphical image) from one place to another on a computer display screen, especially by using a mouse. 1
See all 27 definitions of drag one's feet

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Origin of drag one's feet

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 one's feet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Drag one's feet

drag one's feet 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".

Synonyms for drag one's feet

verb drag one's feet

  • lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
  • draw out — 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).
  • 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).
  • stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
All 217 Synonyms of drag one's feet

Antonyms for drag one's feet

verb drag one's feet

  • shorten — to make short or shorter.
  • curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
  • constrict — If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
  • abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
  • contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
All 93 Antonyms of drag one's feet

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