Drag
verb
To pull something along with difficulty.
I had to drag this heavy suitcase all the way home.
Often appears as...
- drag something along
- drag something across
verb
To take someone or something somewhere they do not want to go.
She was dragged out of the house by her hair.
Often appears as...
- drag someone out
- drag someone off
verb
If time drags, it seems to pass very slowly.
The day dragged on with no news from the hospital.
Often appears as...
- time drags
- drag on
noun
A boring or tiring situation that continues for a long time.
The meeting was such a drag.
Often appears as...
- a drag on
- be a drag
noun
A force that slows down something's motion.
The car's sleek design is meant to reduce wind drag.
Often appears as...
- air drag
- wind drag
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move a digital image or file from one place to another on a computer screen.
Just drag the icon to the trash bin if you want to delete it.
Often appears as...
- drag and drop
- drag an icon
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The wearing of clothes typically associated with the opposite sex, often for entertainment.
She performs in drag at the local theater.
Often appears as...
- in drag
- drag queen
verb
To pull something along with difficulty.
I had to drag this heavy suitcase all the way home.
Often appears as...
- drag something along
- drag something across
verb
To take someone or something somewhere they do not want to go.
She was dragged out of the house by her hair.
Often appears as...
- drag someone out
- drag someone off
verb
If time drags, it seems to pass very slowly.
The day dragged on with no news from the hospital.
Often appears as...
- time drags
- drag on
noun
A boring or tiring situation that continues for a long time.
The meeting was such a drag.
Often appears as...
- a drag on
- be a drag
noun
A force that slows down something's motion.
The car's sleek design is meant to reduce wind drag.
Often appears as...
- air drag
- wind drag
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move a digital image or file from one place to another on a computer screen.
Just drag the icon to the trash bin if you want to delete it.
Often appears as...
- drag and drop
- drag an icon
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The wearing of clothes typically associated with the opposite sex, often for entertainment.
She performs in drag at the local theater.
Often appears as...
- in drag
- drag queen
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Effort
Usually involves hard physical work or effort to move the object.
I dragged the couch to the other side of the room.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emotion
Often suggests a sense of reluctance or unwillingness.
He was dragged from his bed early in the morning.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Effort
Usually involves hard physical work or effort to move the object.
I dragged the couch to the other side of the room.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emotion
Often suggests a sense of reluctance or unwillingness.
He was dragged from his bed early in the morning.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Effort
Usually involves hard physical work or effort to move the object.
I dragged the couch to the other side of the room.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emotion
Often suggests a sense of reluctance or unwillingness.
He was dragged from his bed early in the morning.
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Spotting the World's...
That would have been used to drag materials across the quarry, and it looks like it's not that high off the ground right now. But this water didn't used to be here. This has come in through natural springs and basically run off, but it's 18 meters deep now and all the stuff down below is still there. So there's buildings that houses,
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Seven Superpowered...
reduce drag are its dermal tentacles which basically translates to skin teeth now all sharks have these type of scales but the placement and shape of these dermal denticles on the mako shark really helps streamline the water across their body helping them zip right through it this last adaptation is something that
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
plastic casing can be removed at this point there's a window of around five hours for the canvas to be raised into its final position before the concrete starts to set the only other bit of gear you need is something to drag out the cloth so it's completely unfolded before it's inflated I still can't imagine what
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
But you've got to ask yourself in the Who do you want on your side of the meeting, someone who's trained in getting to the truth or some guy who's going to drag a 400-pound electroencephalogram through the door? Liespotters rely on human tools. They know, as someone once said,
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The Astronaut of the...
so we'll find our trash or other forms of pollution we'll see you know trawl marks from a fishing net that dragged along the sea floor and more and more climate change for instance is becoming a really massive issue a lot of deep sea animals are um
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Inside the minds of...
He had observed earthworms making choices about how to drag oddly shaped leaves into their boroughs, and was struck that a human might employ similar means to solve a similar problem.
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Poetic performance and...
they told me that I was meant for the cleaner life that you would drag me through the mud they said that you would shred all over me that they could see right through you
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Deadly Killer Whale...
the team dragged the minke under for the last time and the hunters finally can feed for sea lions to venture into deep water here is very dangerous indeed
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Mother Lioness Hunts...
Mission accomplished. Now she must protect her kill. The boar is as big as she is It takes all her strength to drag it into cover.
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Orca's Extraordinary...
struggling off the rocks she drags her prize back to her family in the safety of the deep the first walker in the world to master
Video examples
Spotting the World's...
That would have been used to drag materials across the quarry, and it looks like it's not that high off the ground right now. But this water didn't used to be here. This has come in through natural springs and basically run off, but it's 18 meters deep now and all the stuff down below is still there. So there's buildings that houses,
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
reduce drag are its dermal tentacles which basically translates to skin teeth now all sharks have these type of scales but the placement and shape of these dermal denticles on the mako shark really helps streamline the water across their body helping them zip right through it this last adaptation is something that
Video examples
Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
plastic casing can be removed at this point there's a window of around five hours for the canvas to be raised into its final position before the concrete starts to set the only other bit of gear you need is something to drag out the cloth so it's completely unfolded before it's inflated I still can't imagine what
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
But you've got to ask yourself in the Who do you want on your side of the meeting, someone who's trained in getting to the truth or some guy who's going to drag a 400-pound electroencephalogram through the door? Liespotters rely on human tools. They know, as someone once said,
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
so we'll find our trash or other forms of pollution we'll see you know trawl marks from a fishing net that dragged along the sea floor and more and more climate change for instance is becoming a really massive issue a lot of deep sea animals are um
Video examples
Inside the minds of...
He had observed earthworms making choices about how to drag oddly shaped leaves into their boroughs, and was struck that a human might employ similar means to solve a similar problem.
Video examples
Poetic performance and...
they told me that I was meant for the cleaner life that you would drag me through the mud they said that you would shred all over me that they could see right through you
Video examples
Deadly Killer Whale...
the team dragged the minke under for the last time and the hunters finally can feed for sea lions to venture into deep water here is very dangerous indeed
Video examples
Mother Lioness Hunts...
Mission accomplished. Now she must protect her kill. The boar is as big as she is It takes all her strength to drag it into cover.
Video examples
Orca's Extraordinary...
struggling off the rocks she drags her prize back to her family in the safety of the deep the first walker in the world to master
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life defeated and not see God's blessings. But you have to make the right choices and follow that still, small voice within you. Because I think that's how God leads us.
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Luka Modric
Croatian Athlete
The war made me stronger; it was a very hard time for me and my family. I don't want to drag that with me forever, but I don't want to forget about it, either.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I wish my school days could have dragged on a little longer, or that I could go back and do it later in life.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.
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Jack Kerouac
American Novelist
Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end.
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Alaska
Spanish Musician
I care deeply about 'Drag Race' and drag. It's my life and it changed my life.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
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Samantha Fox
English Model
It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.
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Upasana Singh
Indian Actress
I can't wear same clothes and drag on a character forever.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life defeated and not see God's blessings. But you have to make the right choices and follow that still, small voice within you. Because I think that's how God leads us.
Quote examples
Luka Modric
Croatian Athlete
The war made me stronger; it was a very hard time for me and my family. I don't want to drag that with me forever, but I don't want to forget about it, either.
Quote examples
Cara Delevingne
English Model
I wish my school days could have dragged on a little longer, or that I could go back and do it later in life.
Quote examples
James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.
Quote examples
Jack Kerouac
American Novelist
Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end.
Quote examples
Alaska
Spanish Musician
I care deeply about 'Drag Race' and drag. It's my life and it changed my life.
Quote examples
Dolly Parton
American Singer
It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
Quote examples
Samantha Fox
English Model
It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.
Quote examples
Upasana Singh
Indian Actress
I can't wear same clothes and drag on a character forever.
Example 1 of 10
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