drag down

verb

dragged down; dragging down; drags down

1

: to force (someone) into a bad situation or condition

We cannot let our enemies drag us down to their level.

2

: to make (someone) unhappy

You can't let her bad moods drag you down.

3

: to make (something) lower in amount or quality

High energy costs are dragging down profits.

Examples of drag down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the headset is so light, animals do not feel dragged down. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Seems unlikely that Kiffin would be adamant that the Big Ten's nine-game conference schedule is dragging down their results. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

That means a single factor that veers into distrusted territory drags down the whole trust infrastructure, even when a leader is strong everywhere else. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

While another liquidation has not been confirmed, such events can force funds to unload stocks to cover losses, dragging down shares regardless of whether the companies are in trouble. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for drag down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown