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drag

verbnoun /dræɡ/ 2 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 7
Definitions
verb

proceed for an extended period of time

“The speech dragged on for two hours”

noun

clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

“he went to the party dressed in drag”

verb

move slowly and as if with great effort

verb

persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

“He dragged me away from the television set”

verb

pull, as against a resistance

“He dragged the big suitcase behind him”

noun

something tedious and boring

“peeling potatoes is a drag”

noun

something that slows or delays progress

“taxation is a drag on the economy”

noun

the act of dragging (pulling with force)

“the drag up the hill exhausted him”

verb

use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu

“drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen”

verb

to lag or linger behind

“But in so many other areas we still are dragging”

verb

suck in or take (air)

verb

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

“don't drag me into this business”

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