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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail |
| Type of | fall back, fall behind, dawdle, lag |
But in so many other areas we still are dragging.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | draw, puff |
| Type of | breathe in, inhale, inspire |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | puff, pull |
| Type of | intake, inhalation, breathing in, aspiration, inspiration |
| Has types | toke |
he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.
drag::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | retarding force |
| Type of | resistance |
| Has types | sonic barrier, sound barrier, windage |
drag::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | vesture, clothing, article of clothing, habiliment, wearable, wear |
he went to the party dressed in drag.
the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag.
drag::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | persuade |
He dragged me away from the television set.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | handicap, deterrent, impediment, baulk, check, hindrance, balk, hinderance |
taxation is a drag on the economy.
too many laws are a drag on the use of new land.
Examples of drag
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She said she is upset the case looks set to drag on in court for months to come.
From the omaha.com
They help each other climb obstacles and drag each other to safety when wounded.
From the washingtontimes.com
A big drag came from the subindex of expected business conditions in six months.
From the online.wsj.com
They intend to resume searching the canal this week with a drag line and divers.
From the sacbee.com
The momentum he was seeking to hitch a ride on to the leaderboard became a drag.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A line of pylons runs through the middle alongside Bairds Rd, Otara's main drag.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Time will tell if he is able to drag the statist elements of his party with him.
From the telegraph.co.uk
However, I like the clean drag and drop Ajax interface for organizing bookmarks.
From the techcrunch.com
In fact, Dixie was a drag on the American enterprise well into the 20th century.
From the us.cnn.com
- The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- Pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
- Haul: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
- Something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
- Embroil: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
- Something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
- Drag is a cover album by k.d. lang, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music); it features a smoking motif.
- The Drag is a nickname for a portion of Guadalupe Street that runs along the western edge of the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas.
- Drag is an Australian rock band led by Darren Middleton, most known as the lead guitarist from highly successful Australian group Powderfinger.
