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verb

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1
as in to pull
to cause to follow by applying steady force on the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

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2
as in to delay
to move or act slowly one of the climbers was beginning to drag

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3
as in to crawl
to move slowly the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion

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drag

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noun

ˈdrag How to pronounce drag (audio)
1
as in bore
someone or something boring that lecture was such a drag that half of the audience fell asleep

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as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel the main drag in town

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3
as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession

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4
as in sip
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took a deep drag of tequila before speaking his piece

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5
as in crab
a person who spoils the pleasure of others the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents

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as in costume
clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation they attended the Renaissance fair in medieval drag

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Recent Examples of drag
Verb
The Blue Lagoon Cruises vessel struck a reef after worsening weather caused its anchor to drag. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Drag queens, drag Halloweens, and when people began to dress like me. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
Inwood residents say doughnuts, drag racing and speeding through red lights happen on a near-daily basis on Sherman Avenue. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Spiking solar activity expanded Earth’s upper atmosphere, creating severe orbital drag that rapidly pulled Swift downward. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drag
  1. pull
  2. delay
  3. crawl
  4. bore
  5. street
  6. obstacle
  7. sip
  8. crab
Verb
  • Pratt fouled off Thornton’s first pitch and then pulled back his bat on the second one, a fastball right down the middle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pull
Verb
  • During the first quarter of this year, around $130 billion worth of data center projects were blocked or delayed due to local opposition, according to a report from Data Center Watch.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The classroom pipeline feeds directly into Russia’s conscription system, which requires all 18-year-old men to complete one year’s military service, though in reality many avoid or delay being drafted.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Their only hope is for someone to crawl across the room to the spot with the most intense g-forces and turn it off.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Classicist and Roman plumbing expert Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow suggests that private toilets might have been cut off from the municipal sewers to prevent animals crawling up the pipes and into homes.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawl
Noun
  • CFMoto clearly doesn’t like to play by the conventional rules, and its latest offering takes a direct shot at big-bore ADVs at a fraction of the price.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The bore heading eastbound into Chinatown will close for about seven months, with one lane of traffic open in each direction in the other bore.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bore
Noun
  • Weeks before the war, Iranians took to the streets to protest rising costs and inflation.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Bond yields Persistent inflation, tariffs and whipsawing gas prices are not the only obstacles complicating the task for the Fed.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The emotional incompatibility of self-care Applebaum said that even those who can overcome the practical obstacles often still struggle to take care of themselves.
    — Elissa Strauss, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstacle
Noun
  • This week's quiz highlights presidential portrayals, summer sips — and more.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On the palate, first sips are remarkably soft and approachable, and Hyperion drinks a touch below its 110 proof.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sip
Noun
  • Seafood is the star of the show here—especially the shrimp and grits and crab cakes, which Bernthal says are a must-order.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The crabs were first spotted in the Mediterranean Sea in the last century but really began wreaking havoc only around a decade ago, when their population surged, posing a threat both to native biodiversity and to the fishing industry.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of crab

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