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drag

Letters that make drag

a, d, g, r are letters that make 'drag'

Words within drag

Ag, rag, RA, Ra are words within 'drag'

Anagrams of drag

grad is an anagram of 'drag'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of drag

drags is a word created by adding a letter to 'drag'

drag is a 4 letter word starting with d
drag is a 4 letter word ending with g

17 possible definitions for 'drag'

Drag as "a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)"

Under this definition, drag is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

puff, pull have the same meaning as 'drag'

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of breathing in, inhalation, aspiration, intake, inspiration.

Types of drag

toke is a type of drag.

drag as a part

'drag' can be a part of smoke, smoking.

Derivatives of drag

puff, drag, draw, whiff are derivatives of 'drag'.

Example of drag used within this context

"he took a puff on his pipe", "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

Drag as "suck in or take (air)"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

puff, draw have the same meaning as 'drag'

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of breathe in, inhale, inspire.

Derivatives of drag

puff, drag, pull are derivatives of 'drag'.

Entailments to drag

smoke is an entailment to 'drag'.

Drag as "search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dredge has the same meaning as drag

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of look for, search, seek.

Derivatives of drag

dredge is a derivative of drag.

Drag as "pull, as against a resistance"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of pull, draw, force.

Types of drag

trail, train, schlep, shlep, pull along are types of 'drag'.

Derivatives of drag

puller, tugger, dragger, drag are derivatives of 'drag'.

Example of drag used within this context

"He dragged the big suitcase behind him", "These worries were dragging at him"

Drag as "walk without lifting the feet"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scuff has the same meaning as drag

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of scuffle, shuffle, shamble.

Derivatives of drag

scuffer, scuff are derivatives of 'drag'.

Drag as "force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

embroil, sweep up, drag in, tangle, sweep have the same meaning as 'drag'

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of involve.

Derivatives of drag

imbroglio, embroilment are derivatives of 'drag'.

Example of drag used within this context

"They were swept up by the events", "don't drag me into this business"

Drag as "the act of dragging (pulling with force)"

Under this definition, drag is a noun and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of pull, pulling.

Derivatives of drag

hale, cart, drag, haul are derivatives of 'drag'.

Example of drag used within this context

"the drag up the hill exhausted him"

Drag as "something that slows or delays progress"

Under this definition, drag is a noun and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of hindrance, hinderance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, deterrent, check.

Example of drag used within this context

"taxation is a drag on the economy", "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"

Drag as "something tedious and boring"

Under this definition, drag is a noun and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness.

drag Usage

'drag' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Example of drag used within this context

"peeling potatoes is a drag"

Drag as "the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid"

Under this definition, drag is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

retarding force has the same meaning as drag

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of resistance.

Types of drag

windage, sonic barrier, sound barrier are types of 'drag'.

Drag as "proceed for an extended period of time"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drag on, drag out have the same meaning as 'drag'

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of proceed, go.

Example of drag used within this context

"The speech dragged on for two hours"

Drag as "persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of persuade.

Example of drag used within this context

"He dragged me away from the television set"

Drag as "draw slowly or heavily"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hale, cart, haul have the same meaning as 'drag'

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of pull, draw, force.

Types of drag

bouse, bowse are types of 'drag'.

Derivatives of drag

dragger, hauler, haulier, puller, tugger, trawler, drag, draw, haul, haulage, hauling, trucking, truckage are derivatives of 'drag'.

Drag as "to lag or linger behind"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back, trail have the same meaning as 'drag'

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag.

Derivatives of drag

laggard, poke, drone, trailer, dawdler, lagger are derivatives of 'drag'.

Example of drag used within this context

"But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

Drag as "move slowly and as if with great effort"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of locomote, go, move, travel.

Drag as "use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu"

Under this definition, drag is a verb and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of displace, move.

Example of drag used within this context

"drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

Drag as "clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)"

Under this definition, drag is a noun and has the following properties:

drag as a type

'drag' can be a type of clothing, article of clothing, vesture, habiliment, wear, wearable.

Example of drag used within this context

"he went to the party dressed in drag", "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"