Drag
Definitions
- Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- Clipping of dragon.
- Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- A drag king or drag queen.
- A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A street.
- The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- 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.
- The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- 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.
- Witch house music.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- 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.
- A mailcoach.
- A prison sentence of three months.
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of Drag.
Equivalents
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বাংলাটানা
Esperantotreni
Euskaraarrastatu
فارسیکشیدن
Suomiajoankkurialakierrehajujälkiharmiharminkappaleharmitushidastellailmanvastusjarrukärrykiskoakiusankappalelaahatalaahuslaahustaaluistomadellamissatanaarapettymysraahatarekisavutväliaineen vastusvastusvastusvoimavetää
עבריתגרר
Magyarhúz
Íslenskadraga
ქართულიათრევს
Қазақ тілісүйреу
ភាសាខ្មែរទាញ
Македонскивлече
Монголчирэх
မြန်မာဆွဲ
नेपालीतान्नु
Русскийволочитьволочитьсяволочьдрагазатяжкаобузаразочарованиесопротивлениетаскатьтащитьтащитьсятягать
Slovenščinavleči
Kiswahilikuburuta
தமிழ்இழு
Тоҷикӣкашидан
ไทยลาก
ئۇيغۇرچەتارتماق
اردوکھینچنا
O'zbekchatortmoq
Tiếng Việtkeo
Examples
“When designing cars, manufacturers have⟳ to take⟳ drag⟳ into consideration.”
“A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome⟳ the effects of gravity drag⟳.”
“"He told me that he was certain that Coates shot at him. We threw out a drag⟳ and landed Coates within an hour."”
“He got high after just one drag⟳ of the joint.”
“Give⟳ me a drag⟳ on that roach!”
“Travelling to work⟳ in the rush⟳ hour is a real drag⟳.”
“December 24, 1865, James David Forbes, letter to Dr. Symonds My lectures […] were only a pleasure to me, and no drag⟳.”
“Yes, I wish⟳ that for just one time / You could stand⟳ inside my shoes / You'd know⟳ what a drag⟳ it is / To see⟳ you”
“I’m down here readin’ for my little go during the Long, only I come⟳ over from Baymouth pretty often in my drag⟳…”
“Alcee Arobin and Mrs. Highcamp called for her one bright afternoon in Arobin's drag⟳.”
“the main drag⟳”
“a back drag⟳”
“to run⟳ a drag⟳”
“Near-synonyms: dray, stoneboat”
“a stone drag⟳”
“A northbound drag⟳ of furnace coal on the former South Yorkshire Joint Line crosses the East Coast main line near Black Carr behind Class "O4/1" 2-8-0 No. 63693.”
“Had a drag⟳ in his walk⟳.”
““Our music is not like⟳ some other types where the energy is back and forth – music considered drag⟳ is like⟳ giving up oneself, to be pulled and controlled,” she says.”
“Whatever the appellation, these artists are doing some amazing stuff. Haunted house and drag⟳ are probably the most apposite terms because the music sounds like⟳ ghostly apparitions of old dance⟳ tunes, only at half-speed.”
“They call⟳ this music drag⟳ because it's like⟳ dance⟳ music dragged down by the ponderous weight of existence (there's a Balam Acab track called Heavy Living Things); they call⟳ it witch house because it haunts you long after you stop⟳ listening.”
“In your own⟳ words, what is drag⟳ or witch house music?”
“Okay, I'll take⟳ point⟳, Kate, you take⟳ drag⟳.”
“The sodger who done it was quodded, but only for a drag⟳, and he swore to God as how he’d do for me the next time as he comed across me.”
“1869, A Merchant. Editor: Frank Henderson, Six Years in the Prisons of England The copper knew I did that job, and had me up on suspicion some time after, and gave me a drag⟳ (three months) over it. The next bit I did was a 'sixer' (six months), and I escaped from prison in about three weeks after I got it.”
“He performed in drag⟳.”
“I know⟳ what "in drag⟳" means; it is the slang for going about in women's clothes.”
“With the aid of informers they discovered where the great drag⟳ dances were being held and turned their attention thither. [...] They couldn't, of course, be advertised, but no publicity was needed. The network always managed to reach⟳ any one who might want⟳ to go and had half-a-crown to spare⟳ for a ticket. About three-quarters of the men who attended these dances were in drag⟳.”
“A heterosexual person cannot really break⟳ into their [homosexuals'] inner circles. They have⟳ parties or "drags" to which only homosexuals are admitted, and at these some generally appear⟳ in female dress.”
“This freedom of speech of hers was a kind of masquerade of sexuality, like⟳ the rubber breasts homosexuals put⟳ on for drags, [...]”
“1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure That Mich drag⟳ Loretta sent me about 10 pictures of her so I wouldn't think⟳ her a "decrepit old lady." But too bad—she looked like⟳ someone's biddy aunt.”
“To sublet in comfy fag hsehold for Jun, July, Aug. […] Drags & Dykes welcome⟳.”
“corporate drag⟳”
“As the album soared to the top of the charts, straight discos picked up on it. […] The Village People performed at 2001, the same disco that provides setting for much of Saturday Night Fever. Dressed in butch gay drag⟳, the men in the group couldn't keep⟳ the women away.”
“the dragon gets a first shot off! although, afterwards, they attack at same speed⟳, but trust⟳ me, drags attack first. Rayn ps. I'd rather gryphs than drags.”
“> 2 catacomb dragons > 3 volcanic dragons Lose⟳ 3 of the drags: 5 is too many”
“Barring the +1 Con this would seem to be pretty good for going up against the drags.....”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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