drag

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  1. transitive verb To pull along with difficulty or effort; haul: dragged the heavy box out of the way. See Synonyms at pull.
  2. transitive verb To cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground.
  3. transitive verb Computer Science To move (a pointing device, such as a mouse) while pressing down on one of its buttons.
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  • Aether drag was therefore very similar to what Einstein proposed, but it differed in one significant respect. —  Strange Horizons Aug '01
  • In such cases activewear pants allow for support and give less drag, which is beneficial for runners, joggers, and sprinters. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Borders, Oh No They Didn't! has his new memoir (which makes what? three? four?), and authors appearing in Elvira drag is apparently the latest in book marketing.
  • I have some foot drag which is not a problem in these shows but neither are they slippery. —  Zappos.com: new styles
  • The casual Italian eatery is in Loomis and then a jog to the left and a jog to the right to 5911 King Road off the main drag, which isn't exactly a bustling metropolis to begin with. —  AroundTheCapitol.com
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

pull ·  push ·  tug ·  friction ·  thrust ·  lift ·  jerk ·  swing ·  acceleration ·  kick ·  jump ·  haul

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drag:   dragging ·  dragged ·  drags
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English draggen, from Old Norse draga or variant of Middle English drawen; see draw.

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  1. from Middle English draggen, a late secondary form of drawen, early Middle English drazen, dragen, due to Scandinavian influence: cf. Swedish dragga = Danish drægge, search with a grapnel, drag (def. 3) (associated with the noun: see drag, n.); cf. also Icelandic dragna, intransitive, drag, trail along; from Icelandic draga = Swedish draga = Danish drage = Anglo-Saxon dragan, English draw: see draw. Hence draggle.
  2. = Middle Low German dragge, a drag-anchor, a grapnel; = Swedish dragg, a grappling, grapnel, drag; drag, a pull, draft; = Danish dræg, a grapnel, drag; darg, a pull, tug, haul, handle-shafts, portage, a blow, stroke, etc.; = Icelandic drag, the iron rim on the keel of a boat or a sledge; associated with the verb drag, both being from the verb (Icelandic draga, etc.) represented by draw: see dray, v., drag, v., and draw.
 

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