drag
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noun- 1.
(uncountable)(physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)(by analogy with above) 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.
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(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 systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- 5.
(countable)(countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- 6.
(countable, informal)A puff on a cigarette or joint.
He got high after just one drag of the joint.
Give me a drag on that roach!
Đồng nghĩa: lug, pull
- 7.
(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.
December 24, 1865, James David Forbes, letter to Dr. Symonds My lectures […] were only a pleasure to me, and no drag.
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(countable, slang)A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
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(countable, slang)A street.
the main drag
a back drag
- 10.
(countable)The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
to run a drag
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(uncountable)(uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
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(countable, uncountable)A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.
The misbehaving child was dragged out of the classroom.
- 2.
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.
a. 1732, John Gay, epistle to a Lady Long, open panegyric drags at best.
- 3.
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- 4.
To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- 5.
To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
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(graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
Drag the file into the window to open it.
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(chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump.
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(soccer) To hit or kick off target.
Arsenal were struggling for any sort of rhythm and Aaron Lennon dragged an effort inches wide as Tottenham pressed for a second.
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To fish with a dragnet.
- 10.
To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
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To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
Đồng nghĩa: harrow
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(figuratively)(figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
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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).