drag
Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
Noun 4 meanings
Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
“When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.”
Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
“A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.”
A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
Verb 4 meanings
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
“Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.”
To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
“Time seems to drag when you're waiting for a bus.”
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
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 *dʰregʰ- (“to draw, drag”).
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DRAG at a glance
DRAG has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + A 1 + G 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,288 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with drag
All rhymes- BRAG7
- CRAG7
- FRAG8
- DEFRAG11
- HUMBLEBRAG20
- SCRAG8
- DISHRAG12
- DURAG7
- SPRAG8
- TOERAG7
- WASHRAG14
- TAGRAG8
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