Definitions
There are 17 meanings of the word
Drag.
How to pronounce drag:
US
Drag - as a noun
The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
retarding forceHypernyms (Closely Related)
resistanceHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Something that slows or delays progress
Example: "Taxation is a drag on the economy"
Something tedious and boring
Example: "Peeling potatoes is a drag"
Clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
Example: "He went to the party dressed in drag"
A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Example: "He took a puff on his pipe"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
puffpullThe act of dragging (pulling with force)
Example: "The drag up the hill exhausted him"
Drag - as a verb
Pull, as against a resistance
Example: "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
drawpullHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Draw slowly or heavily
Example: "Haul stones"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
carthalehaulHypernyms (Closely Related)
drawpullHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Example: "They were swept up by the events"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
drag inembroilsweepsweep uptangleMove slowly and as if with great effort
To lag or linger behind
Example: "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
drop backdrop behindget behindhang backtrailUse an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
Example: "Drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dredgePersuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
Example: "He dragged me away from the television set"
Example Sentences
"He was exhausted after the long drag up the hill."
"After the party, cleaning up the drag of confetti took hours."
"The heavy chain was too cumbersome to drag across the beach."
"She took a quick drag of her cigarette before throwing it away."
"The shopping bags felt like a heavy drag on her arm."
Word Game Points
Is DRAG a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, drag is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
DRAG has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.
Is DRAG a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, drag is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordDRAG has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.
Is DRAG a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, drag is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordDRAG has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.
