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Drag

/dɹæɡ/

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noun

  1. Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
  2. (foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
  3. A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
  4. A puff on a cigarette or joint.
  5. Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
  6. A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
  7. Street, as in 'main drag'.
  8. The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
  9. A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
  10. A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
  11. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
  12. The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
  13. A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
  17. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
  18. Witch house music.
  19. The last position in a line of hikers.
  20. (aerodynamics) The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing.
  21. A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
  22. A device for guiding wood to the saw.
  23. A mailcoach.

verb

  1. To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
  2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
  3. To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
  4. To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
  5. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
  6. To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
  7. (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
  8. To hit or kick off target.
  9. To fish with a dragnet.
  10. To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
  11. To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
  12. To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
  13. To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).

Synonyms: criticize, harrow

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