drag
/dræɡ/
noun
- A boring or tiresome person, thing, or situation.
- He's fun at parties, but his brother is a total drag.
- Cleaning the garage every weekend is such a drag.
- The long lecture was a real drag.
- The force that slows something moving through air or water.
- Swimmers wear special suits to reduce drag in the water.
- A car's shape affects how much drag it experiences on the highway.
- The parachute creates drag to slow the skydiver's fall.
- Clothing and style associated with one gender worn by a person of another gender, especially in performance.
- Drag has become a popular form of entertainment worldwide.
- The performer wore an elaborate dress and makeup for the drag show.
- She enjoys experimenting with drag for her comedy routines.
- An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or similar item.
- He took a long drag from his cigarette and exhaled slowly.
- With each drag, the smoke curled upward into the night air.
- She asked for a drag of his cigar out of curiosity.
verb
- To pull something heavy or difficult to move along a surface, usually with effort.
- The dog tried to drag its toy across the yard.
- He had to drag the heavy suitcase up the stairs.
- She dragged the chair closer to the table.
- To move slowly or with difficulty, often because of tiredness or reluctance.
- Time seemed to drag as she waited for the bus.
- After the long hike, they could barely drag themselves back to the car.
- The meeting dragged on for hours with no decisions made.
- To pull information or data from one place to another on a computer screen using a mouse or finger.
- She dragged the photo to the trash icon to delete it.
- Drag the slider to adjust the volume.
- You can drag the file into the folder to move it.
- To force someone to go somewhere or do something they do not want to do.
- The teacher dragged the shy student onto the stage for the performance.
- She was dragged into the argument even though she tried to stay out of it.
- He didn't want to go to the party, but his friends dragged him along.
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