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to drag

to drag

12 8.1
To breathe in air or smoke strongly
  • verb
  • /dræɡ/
translation icon : aspirar
  • Schindler lights the cigarette and drags on it, all but ignoring the man.
  • drag on a cigarette
  • drag in a breath
  • drag in air

Examples

  • I was careful not to drag in any dirt.

  • "Desi?" she said, putting down her coffee cup and dragging on a cigarette.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I coach myself to drag in air, then push it out.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Oh my, when you get a drag, it brings out that attitude.

  • To hide it, I drag on the cigarette that's almost burned to the filter between my fingertips.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • "He took a deep drag from his cigarette, savoring the rich flavor of the smoke."

  • "After a long day, she enjoys a quiet moment to drag on her pipe in the garden."

  • "He paused to drag on his e-cigarette before continuing the conversation."

Synonyms

to smoke
vsto drag
1.0

To breathe in and out the fumes of tobacco

focuses more on a forceful single intake rather than the full action
to suck
vsto drag
337 1.0

To pull liquid into the mouth, for example with a straw

is similar but refers specifically to a strong human mouth action
to inhale
vsto drag
84 2.7

To breathe in air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

is like that action but typically stronger and cigarette related
to breathe in
vsto drag
54 1.0

To take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth

is a stronger, deliberate inward action often linked to cigarette use
to draw
vsto drag
42 4.1

Breathe in air or smoke

is a stronger, more forceful intake often with a cigarette
to suck in
vsto drag
13 3.7

To pull air or liquid into something by making an empty space inside

applies that pulling to cigarette use but with greater force and emphasis
to puff
vsto drag
8 2.5

To inhale and exhale smoke from a cigarette or pipe

is a firmer, more forceful inward pull than those gentle pulls
to draw in
vsto drag
6 4.0

Pull air into the lungs or small things into a machine

is the same inward action but usually more forceful and cigarette focused
to take a hit
vsto drag
  • NSFW
4 8.9

To breathe in smoke from a cigarette or vape pen

is similar but stresses a forceful, emphatic single pull

Antonyms

62 2.6

To breathe out air or smoke from your lungs

Idioms

5.5

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

Phrasal Verbs

42 3.9

To continue longer than needed and become boring

29 4.0

To pull something down by weight or force

to drag out
  • Informal
23 5.1

Make something last longer than needed, causing boredom or frustration

8 6.0

To involve someone in a situation they do not want to be part of

7 7.9

To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation

1 5.2

To continue much longer than expected and make people bored

to drag up
  • Informal
1 6.8

To talk about bad things from the past that are better left forgotten

8.0

Hit the ball lightly so it rolls slowly while running toward first base to reach it safely

7.5

To delay doing something because you do not want to do it

Compounds

main drag
  • Informal
7 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
8.8

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

drag-cup motor
  • Specialized
7.8

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

Very violent and intense, often about a fight or argument

How Deep

to inhale
84 2.7
to drag
12 8.1
to draw
42 4.1

Surface Forms

drag infinitive
dragged past
dragged past participle
dragging present participle
drags third person singular

Etymology

This sense of drag (to inhale) is related to the word draw, which means 'to pull' or 'take in', so to drag in air is to pull it into your lungs.