drag
IPA: drˈæg
noun
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- (countable, slang) Street, as in 'main drag'.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- A pulled load.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
verb
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
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Examples of "drag" in Sentences
- Horses are dragging a cart.
- The drag slows the spacecraft.
- They hush about dragging me in.
- Drag the turtle inside the area.
- It was the drag event of the year.
- The lower the drag, the faster the boat.
- The differential drag stabilizes the wing in yaw.
- Bubbles of gas in the soda experience viscous drag.
- But the exact nature of frictional drag is pretty complex.
- The force is generated by the drag of the pool of polymer on the drag wheel.