to drag
- verb
- /dræɡ/
- Lily moved to Alsayid and helped him drag Yehoshua out of the line of fire.
- drag someone away
- drag a man
- drag his wife
Yeah, that we all should drag them somewhere to do stuff.
- Yeah, that we all should drag them somewhere to do stuff.
- So when gold shoots up, it, it drags silver up because it's cheaper.
- Hey, don't drag fleece vests into this.
- In fact, SoftBank is kind of part of what's dragging the Nikkei down today.
- Listen, I mean, Steve even dragged her ass to Brooklyn against her will.
Examples
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She struggled to drag her suitcase up the stairs after a tiring flight.
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In spite of his pain, Sam dragged his sister to shore and shouted for help.
Academic text (2011) -
It's going to take a lot to drag me away from you.
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Yeah, that we all should drag them somewhere to do stuff.
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You can pull yourself together, act like a man, or we'll have to drag you out of here.
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So we're going to drag the guest bedroom mattress downstairs.
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The old tribes made men by dragging boys into the wild.
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The result is invariably aggressive rhetoric and policies, which often drag countries into confrontation and war.
Academic text (1997) -
We had to drag the heavy box across the yard to reach the garage.
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The rescuers dragged the injured hiker to safety after a long climb.
Synonyms
To move something toward you using force, often to remove it
To push something so it moves or opens
To pull something suddenly and hard
To cause people to become involved suddenly by strong feeling or events
To pull something with effort, often slowly
To pull something hard, often in a quick way
Let something hang so it touches the ground behind you
To bring someone deeply into an argument or serious problem
To carry or drag something heavy with effort
To involve someone in a situation they do not want to be part of
To carry something heavy or awkward with effort
Pull air into the lungs or small things into a machine
To move something by dragging it with effort
To force someone to do something by threats or strong pressure
To carry or pull something with effort when it is heavy
To drive or move something around without a clear purpose
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation
- Jargon
Hit the ball lightly so it rolls slowly while running toward first base to reach it safely
Compounds
- Specialized
A number that shows how much air or water slows an object moving through it
- Specialized
An electric machine with a cup-shaped metal part that turns around a fixed magnet inside
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drag comes from an old English verb dragan meaning 'to pull' and is like the common word draw. So to drag something is to pull it along with effort.