· the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Synonym(s): retarding_force
Hypernym(s): resistance
· 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"
Hypernym(s): hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
· something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
Hypernym(s): tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness
· 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"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
Hypernym(s): clothing, article_of_clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
· a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
Hypernym(s): inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing_in
· the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
· pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
· draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
· 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"
Synonym(s): embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep_up, drag_in
Hypernym(s): involve
· move slowly and as if with great effort
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
· to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Synonym(s): trail, get_behind, hang_back, drop_behind, drop_back
Hypernym(s): lag, dawdle, fall_back, fall_behind
· suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
Hypernym(s): inhale, inspire, breathe_in
· 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"
· walk without lifting the feet
Synonym(s): scuff
Hypernym(s): shuffle, scuffle, shamble
· search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Synonym(s): dredge
Hypernym(s): search, seek, look_for
· persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
Hypernym(s): persuade
· proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"