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Webster 1913 Edition

Drag

Drag

,
Noun.
[See 3d
Dredge
.]
A confection; a comfit; a drug.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Drag

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dragged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dragging
.]
[OE.
draggen
; akin to Sw.
dragga
to search with a grapnel, fr.
dragg
grapnel, fr.
draga
to draw, the same word as E.
draw
. [GREEK] See
Draw
.]
1.
To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; – applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface;
as, to
drag
stone or timber; to
drag
a net in fishing.
Dragged
by the cords which through his feet were thrust.
Denham.
The grossness of his nature will have weight to
drag
thee down.
Tennyson.
A needless Alexandrine ends the song
That, like a wounded snake,
drags
its slow length along.
Pope.
2.
To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag.
Then while I
dragged
my brains for such a song.
Tennyson.
3.
To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
Have
dragged
a lingering life.
Dryden.
Syn. – See
Draw
.

Drag

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.
2.
To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
The day
drags
through, though storms keep out the sun.
Byron.
Long, open panegyric
drags
at best.
Gay.
3.
To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
A propeller is said to
drag
when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her.
Russell.
4.
To fish with a dragnet.

Drag

,
Noun.
[See
Drag
,
Verb.
T.
, and cf.
Dray
a cart, and 1st
Dredge
.]
1.
The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.
2.
A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.
3.
A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart;
as, a stone
drag
.
4.
A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage.
[Collog.]
Thackeray.
5.
A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.
6.
(a)
Anything towed in the water to retard a ship’s progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See
Drag sail
(below).
(b)
Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
(c)
Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no
drag
.
J. D. Forbes.
7.
Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
“Had a drag in his walk.”
Hazlitt.
8.
(Founding)
The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope.
9.
(Masonry)
A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
10.
(Marine Engin.)
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. See Citation under
Drag
,
Verb.
I.
, 3.
Drag sail
(Naut.)
,
a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting; – called also
drift sail
,
drag sheet
,
drag anchor
,
sea anchor
,
floating anchor
, etc.
–
Drag twist
(Mining)
,
a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Drag

DRAG

,
Verb.
T.
[G., L. See Drink and Drench.]
1.
To pull; to haul; to draw along the ground by main force; applied particularly to drawing heavy things with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing. John 21:8.
2.
To break land by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; a common use of this word in New England.
3.
To draw along slowly or heavily; to draw any thing burdensome; as, to drag a lingering life.
4.
To draw along in contempt, as unworthy to be carried.
He drags me at his chariot-wheels.
To drag one in chains.
5.
To pull or haul about roughly and forcibly.
In seamens language, to drag an anchor, is to draw or trail it along the bottom when loosened, or when the anchor will not hold the ship.

DRAG

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To hang so low as to trail on the ground.
2.
To fish with a drag; as, they have been dragging for fish all day, with little success.
3.
To be drawn along; as, the anchor drags.
4.
To be moved slowly; to proceed heavily; as, this business drags.
5.
To hang or grate on the floor, as a door.

DRAG

,
Noun.
1.
Something to be drawn along the ground, as a net or a hook.
2.
A particular kind of harrow.
3.
A car; a low cart.
4.
In sea-language, a machine consisting of a sharp square frame of iron, encircled with a net, used to take the wheel off from the platform or bottom of the decks.
5.
Whatever is drawn; a boat in tow; whatever serves to retard a ships way.

Definition 2024

drag

drag

English

Noun

drag ‎(countable and uncountable, plural drags)

  1. (uncountable) Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
    When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
  2. (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
  3. (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
  4. (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
  5. (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
    Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag.
    • J. D. Forbes
      My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag.
  6. (countable, slang) Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. [from mid-18th c.]
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Thackeray to this entry?)
  7. (countable, slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.]
  8. (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents.
    to run a drag
  9. (countable, snooker) 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.
    a stone drag
  12. (metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
  13. (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
  14. (nautical) The difference between the speed of a **** steamer under sail and that of the **** when the ship outruns the ****; 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.
    • Hazlitt
      Had a drag in his walk.
Derived terms
Translations
device for dragging along the bottom of a body of water

Verb

drag ‎(third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged or (dialectal) drug)

  1. (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
  2. (intransitive) To move slowly.
    Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus.‎
  3. To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
    • 2013 September-October, James R. Carter, “Flowers and Ribbons of Ice”, in American Scientist:
      Dragging yourself out of a warm bed in the early hours of a wintry morning to go for a hike in the woods: It’s not an easy thing for some to do, but the visual treasures that await could be well worth the effort. If the weather conditions and the local flora are just right, you might come across fleeting, delicate frozen formations sprouting from certain plant stems, literally a garden of ice.
  4. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
    • Byron
      The day drags through, though storms keep out the sun.
    • Gay
      Long, open panegyric drags at best.
  5. To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
    • Dryden
      have dragged a lingering life
  6. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
    • Russell
      A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the **** can propel her.
  7. (computing) To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
    Drag the file into the window to open it.‎
  8. To inadvertently rub or scrape on a surface.
    The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump.‎
  9. (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
    • November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham
      Arsenal were struggling for any sort of rhythm and Aaron Lennon dragged an effort inches wide as Tottenham pressed for a second.
  10. To fish with a dragnet.
  11. To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
  12. To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
  13. (figuratively) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
    • Tennyson
      while I dragged my brains for such a song
  14. (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
    You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

See also

  • (call attention to the flaws of): read

Etymology 2

Possibly from English drag ‎(“to pull along a surface”) because of the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor, or from Yiddish טראָגן ‎(trogn, “to wear”)[1]

Noun

drag ‎(uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.]
    He performed in drag.
  2. (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
    corporate drag
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

drag ‎(third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged)

  1. To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

References

  1. ↑ Douglas Harper, "camp (n.)" in Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001ff

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [draɡ]

Adjective

drag m, n ‎(feminine singular dragă, masculine plural dragi, feminine and neuter plural drage)

  1. dear

Declension

Usage notes

This word can be used as a term of address, in the same way as "dear," "honey," and "sweetie" are used in English.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drâːɡ/

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.

Adjective

drȃg ‎(definite drȃgī, comparative drȁžī, Cyrillic spelling дра̑г)

  1. dear

Declension

positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dragi draga drago
genitive dragog(a) drage dragog(a)
dative dragom(u/e) dragoj dragom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		dragi
dragog(a)		 dragu drago
vocative dragi draga drago
locative dragom(e/u) dragoj dragom(e/u)
instrumental dragim dragom dragim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dragi drage draga
genitive dragih dragih dragih
dative dragim(a) dragim(a) dragim(a)
accusative drage drage draga
vocative dragi drage draga
locative dragim(a) dragim(a) dragim(a)
instrumental dragim(a) dragim(a) dragim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative draži draža draže
genitive dražeg(a) draže dražeg(a)
dative dražem(u) dražoj dražem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		draži
dražeg(a)		 dražu draže
vocative draži draža draže
locative dražem(u) dražoj dražem(u)
instrumental dražim dražom dražim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative draži draže draža
genitive dražih dražih dražih
dative dražim(a) dražim(a) dražim(a)
accusative draže draže draža
vocative draži draže draža
locative dražim(a) dražim(a) dražim(a)
instrumental dražim(a) dražim(a) dražim(a)

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdráːk/
  • Tonal orthography: drȃg

Adjective

drág ‎(comparative drážji, superlative nàjdrážji)

  1. dear (loved; lovable)
  2. expensive

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

drag n

  1. feature, trait, characteristic
  2. lure, trolling spoon
  3. (chess) move, stroke

Declension

Inflection of drag 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative drag draget drag dragen
Genitive drags dragets drags dragens

See also

Verb

drag

  1. imperative of draga.

Etymology

From Middle English draggen ‎(“to drag”), early Middle English dragen ‎(“to draw, carry”), confluence of Old English dragan ‎(“to drag, draw, draw oneself, go, protract”) and Old Norse draga ‎(“to draw, attract”); both from Proto-Germanic *draganą ‎(“to draw, drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerāgʰ- ‎(“to draw, drag”). Verb sense influenced due to association with the noun drag ‎(“that which is hauled or dragged”), related to Low German dragge ‎(“a drag-anchor, grapnel”). Cognate with Danish drægge ‎(“to dredge”), Danish drage ‎(“to draw, attract”), Swedish dragga ‎(“to drag, drag anchor, sweep”), Swedish draga ‎(“to draw, go”), Icelandic draga ‎(“to drag, pull”). More at draw.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɹæɡ/
  • Rhymes: -æɡ

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