drag

[[t]dræg[/t]]

v. dragged, drag•ging, n. adj.

1) to draw slowly and with effort; haul

2) to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like:

to drag a lake for a gun[/ex]

3) to smooth (land) with a drag or harrow

4) to introduce or insert:

He drags his war stories into every conversation[/ex]

5) to protract (something) tediously (often fol. by out):

They dragged the discussion out for three hours[/ex]

6) cmp to pull (a graphical image) from one place to another on a computer display screen, esp. by using a mouse

7) to be drawn or hauled along

8) to trail on the ground

9) to move heavily or slowly and with great effort

10) cvb to feel listless or move in such a manner (often fol. by around):

This heat has everyone dragging around[/ex]

11) to lag behind

12) cvb to take part in a drag race

13) to take a puff:

to drag on a cigarette[/ex]

14) naut. navig. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects

15) agr. a heavy wooden or steel frame drawn over the ground to smooth it

16) a sledge for moving heavy objects

17) sts Slang. someone or something tedious; a bore

18) aer. the aerodynamic force exerted on an airfoil, airplane, or other aerodynamic body that tends to reduce its forward motion

19) mac a metal shoe that serves as a brake for wagon wheels

20) an act of dragging

21) slow, laborious procedure

22) something that retards progress

23) a puff on a cigarette, pipe, etc

24) cvb sl. clothing characteristically worn by the opposite sex:

to go to a dance in drag[/ex]

25) sts Slang. influence; clout

26) sts Slang. a girl or woman that one is escorting; date

27) sl. a dance, as at a high school or college

28) cvb inf

main drag

29) sl. associated with the opposite sex

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; prob. < MLG dragge grapnel, draggen to dredge, der. of drag- draw drag′ger, n.