drag
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4.2
- noun
- /dræɡ/
- Informal
:
resistencia
- A smooth finish was needed in order to decrease aerodynamic drag and skin irritation.
- aerodynamic drag
- drag force
- reduce drag
So you dramatically reduce the drag of the propeller.
- So you dramatically reduce the drag of the propeller.
- So how can we identify drag, eliminate drag to add more flow.
- You can adjust the fluidity, the drag system here as well as here.
- If anything, I'm a drag on my parents or on my community.
Examples
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Kind of a drag, you know?
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You have no job skills, you will be a drag on our economy.
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It's been a real drag.
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This is a total drag.
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Rapid population growth creates a severe drag on rates of economic development otherwise attainable.
Academic text (1992) -
I would have chucked the whole episode, a useless exercise and a drag on sore feet.
Fiction book (1996) -
Waiting in line at the DMV is such a drag that I almost fell asleep.
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This project has become a real drag on our team's productivity.
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Being stuck in endless meetings can be a drag for everyone involved.
Synonyms
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3.9
Anything that makes a process or website harder to use
A force that pushes against a moving object, like air or water, to slow it down
Antonyms
Idioms
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 Hindering
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3.4
51
7.0
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3.4
- Informal
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4.2
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4.3
62
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun drag meaning something that slows you down comes from the idea of a force that 'pulls' back, like wind or water, so a delay or boring thing is called a drag because it holds you back.