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- [drag out]
- /dræg aʊt/
- /dræɡ ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drag out]
- /dræg aʊt/
Definitions of drag out words
- verb with object drag out 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 out 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 out to level and smooth (land) with a drag or harrow. 1
- verb with object drag out to introduce; inject; insert: He drags his honorary degree into every discussion. 1
- verb with object drag out 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 out to pull (a graphical image) from one place to another on a computer display screen, especially by using a mouse. 1
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Origin of drag out
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 out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drag out 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 out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drag out
verb drag out
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- 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).
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- persist — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
Antonyms for drag out
verb drag out
- shorten — to make short or shorter.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- quicken — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- speed up — an increasing of speed.
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Matching words
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