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drag

drag

16 2.3
A hard pull of something across a surface
  • noun
  • /dræɡ/
: arrastre
  • The drag of the sled made it hard for him to pull it up the hill.
  • toe drag
  • drag seine

And where there weren't bodies, there were drag marks, you know, and wow.

Examples

  • The building trembled as another empty coal drag passed on the rails behind the building.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The fishermen turned over the sediment with their drags and picked out the clams.

    Academic text (1990)

  • It's just a super light drag all the way up.

  • OK, pulling some drag, man and I have my drag set pretty tight.

  • Sam says that bag drag will start at 0700 on Friday.

    Whiteout (2009)

  • The ground is rock-hard, but you see drag marks.

    In the Valley of Elah (2007)

  • The fisherman struggled against the strong drag of the net filled with fish.

  • She felt the drag of the heavy box as she tried to move it across the room.

Synonyms

pull
vsdrag
93 1.0

A strong movement toward you to move or open something

applies to physical movement along surfaces rather than broader metaphorical efforts
tug
vsdrag
35 1.1

A sudden strong pull on something

involves sustained effort over a surface rather than a quick sudden jerk
pulling
vsdrag
7 1.0

An act of using force to move something toward you

highlights movement along a surface with steady effort rather than toward oneself
draw
vsdrag
6 2.8

An act of pulling something, often with force

emphasizes moving something along a surface with steady effort
drawing
vsdrag
1 3.3

Pulling a load like a cart to move it

is about moving loads along a surface through sustained effort

Antonyms

to push
∞ 1.0

To move something away from you using force, often with your hands

Idioms

to drag one's feet
  • Informal
5.5

To be slow on purpose because you do not want to do something

Compounds

main drag
  • Informal
8 5.1

A street in a town where most shops and restaurants are

drag coefficient
  • Specialized
2 8.1

A number showing how easily an object moves through air or water

coefficient of drag
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A number that shows how much air or water slows an object moving through it

knock-down-and-drag-out
  • NSFW
1 8.8

Very violent and intense, often about a fight or argument

drag-cup motor
  • Specialized
7.8

An electric machine with a cup-shaped metal part that turns around a fixed magnet inside

How Forceful

to yank
172 4.1
to haul
79 2.5
drag
16 2.3
tug
35 1.1
to pull
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

drag singular
drags plural

Etymology

Drag as a noun comes from the same old word dragan meaning 'to pull', and it names the act of pulling something along, especially over the ground.