Another word for drag
drag
n.
Anything that is drawn
harrow, scraper, bar, dragnet, seine, clog, brake, shoe, anchor, grapnel, dragrope, floater; see also net.
The influence of air on an airplane
resistance, curb, pull, suction, friction, suck, tow, vacuum action; see also resistance 3.
A restraint
hindrance, burden, encumbrance; see impediment 1.
*A dull or annoying person, thing, or situation
drag
v.
To go slowly; said of animate beings
To go slowly; said of an activity
slow down, slacken, encounter difficulties, be delayed, be prolonged, be drawn out, be tedious, wear on, fail to show progress, creep, crawl, stagnate, mark time, suffer delays, suffer from a slowdown, be off-season, be quiet; see also delay 1.
To pull an object
*To race
compete in speed, drag-race, hot-rod*; see race 2.
*To smoke
puff, inhale deeply, draw; see smoke 2. See syn. study at pull.
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Another word for drag
To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force:
draw, haul, pull, tow, tug. See pushTo hang or cause to hang down and be pulled along behind:
draggle, trail, train. See hangTo advance slowly:
crawl, creep, inch. See fastTo go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:
dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one's feet (or heels), mark time, take one's time. See fast
The act of drawing or pulling a load:
draft, draw, haul, pull, traction. See pushAn inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette:
draw, puff, pull. (Slang) hit. See breath
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