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Detailed Synonyms for dragging in English

dragging:

dragging [the ~] nom

  1. the dragging
    the dragging; the hauling
  2. the dragging
    the dragging
  3. the dragging
    the lugging; the dragging; the searching; the searching for

dragging adj

  1. dragging
  2. dragging
  3. dragging
    – marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner 1
    dragging
    – marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner 1
    • dragging adj
      • it was a strange dragging approach1
      • years of dragging war1

Alternate Synonyms for "dragging":


Related Definitions for "dragging":

  1. marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner1
    • it was a strange dragging approach1
    • years of dragging war1

drag:

to drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)

  1. to drag
    to drag; to carry; to carry along
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • carry verbe (carries, carried, carrying)
    • carry along verbe (carry along, carried along, carrying along)
  2. to drag
    to drag; to haul
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • haul verbe (hauls, hauled, hauling)
  3. to drag
    to drag; to tug; to lug
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • tug verbe (tugs, tugged, tugging)
    • lug verbe (lugs, lugged, lugging)
  4. to drag
    to haul; to drag; to pull
    • haul verbe (hauls, hauled, hauling)
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • pull verbe (pulls, pulled, pulling)
  5. to drag
    to drag
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
  6. to drag
    to grasp; caught; to snatch; to seize; to grip; to catch; to snatch away; to drag; to clutch; to yearn; to reach; to slog away; to toil and moil; to rummage about; to rout; to clasp; to pilfer; to snout; to slave away; to stick; to root; to scratch
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • caught verbe
    • snatch verbe (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • snatch away verbe (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • clutch verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • yearn verbe (yearns, yearned, yearning)
    • reach verbe (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • slog away verbe (slogs away, slogged away, slogging away)
    • toil and moil verbe (toils and moil, toiled and moiled, toiling and moiling)
    • rummage about verbe (rummages about, rummaged about, rummaging about)
    • rout verbe (routs, routed, routing)
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • pilfer verbe (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • snout verbe (snouts, snouted, snouting)
    • slave away verbe (slaves away, slaved away, slaving away)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • root verbe (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • scratch verbe (scratches, scratched, scratching)
  7. to drag
    – proceed for an extended period of time 1
    to drag; to drag on; drag out
    – proceed for an extended period of time 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
      • The speech dragged on for two hours1
    • drag on verbe (drags on, dragged on, dragging on)
    • drag out verbe
  8. to drag
    – persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting 1
    to drag
    – persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
      • He dragged me away from the television set1
  9. to drag
    – suck in or take (air) 1
    to draw; to drag; to puff
    – suck in or take (air) 1
    • draw verbe (draws, drew, drawing)
      • draw a deep breath1
      • draw on a cigarette1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • puff verbe (puffs, puffed, puffing)
  10. to drag
    – search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost 1
    to drag; to dredge
    – search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • dredge verbe (dredges, dredged, dredging)
  11. to drag
    – pull, as against a resistance 1
    to drag
    – pull, as against a resistance 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
      • He dragged the big suitcase behind him1
      • These worries were dragging at him1
  12. to drag
    – draw slowly or heavily 1
    to drag; to haul; to cart; hale
    – draw slowly or heavily 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • haul verbe (hauls, hauled, hauling)
      • haul stones1
      • haul nets1
    • cart verbe (carts, carted, carting)
    • hale verbe
  13. to drag
    – walk without lifting the feet 1
    to drag; scuff
    – walk without lifting the feet 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • scuff verbe
  14. to drag
    – to lag or linger behind 1
    to trail; to drag; to drop back; get behind; hang back; drop behind
    – to lag or linger behind 1
  15. to drag
    – move slowly and as if with great effort 1
    to drag
    – move slowly and as if with great effort 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
  16. to drag
    – use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu 1
    to drag
    – use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
      • drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen1
  17. to drag
    – force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action 1
    to drag; to sweep; to tangle; to sweep up; embroil; drag in
    – force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action 1
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
      • don't drag me into this business1
    • sweep verbe (sweeps, swept, sweeping)
      • They were swept up by the events1
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
    • sweep up verbe (sweeps up, swept up, sweeping up)
    • embroil verbe
    • drag in verbe
  18. to drag
    – To move an item on the screen by selecting the item and then pressing and holding down the mouse button while moving the mouse. 2
    to drag
    – To move an item on the screen by selecting the item and then pressing and holding down the mouse button while moving the mouse. 2
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)

Conjugations for drag:

present
  1. drag
  2. drag
  3. drags
  4. drag
  5. drag
  6. drag
simple past
  1. dragged
  2. dragged
  3. dragged
  4. dragged
  5. dragged
  6. dragged
present perfect
  1. have dragged
  2. have dragged
  3. has dragged
  4. have dragged
  5. have dragged
  6. have dragged
past continuous
  1. was dragging
  2. were dragging
  3. was dragging
  4. were dragging
  5. were dragging
  6. were dragging
future
  1. shall drag
  2. will drag
  3. will drag
  4. shall drag
  5. will drag
  6. will drag
continuous present
  1. am dragging
  2. are dragging
  3. is dragging
  4. are dragging
  5. are dragging
  6. are dragging
subjunctive
  1. be dragged
  2. be dragged
  3. be dragged
  4. be dragged
  5. be dragged
  6. be dragged
diverse
  1. drag!
  2. let's drag!
  3. dragged
  4. dragging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

drag [the ~] nom

  1. the drag
    the air resistance; the drag
  2. the drag
    the annoyance; the irritation; the vexation; the nuisance; the chagrin; the drag
  3. the drag
    the drag; the dragging hook
  4. the drag
    the puff; the drag; the pull
  5. the drag
    the drag; the dog-cart
  6. the drag
    – the act of dragging (pulling with force) 1
    the drag
    – the act of dragging (pulling with force) 1
    • drag [the ~] nom
      • the drag up the hill exhausted him1
  7. the drag
    – a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) 1
    the drag; the pull; the puff
    – a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) 1
    • drag [the ~] nom
      • he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly1
    • pull [the ~] nom
    • puff [the ~] nom
      • he took a puff on his pipe1
  8. the drag
    – clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man) 1
    the drag
    – clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man) 1
    • drag [the ~] nom
      • he went to the party dressed in drag1
      • the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag1
  9. the drag
    – something tedious and boring 1
    the drag
    – something tedious and boring 1
    • drag [the ~] nom
      • peeling potatoes is a drag1
  10. the drag
    – something that slows or delays progress 1
    the drag
    – something that slows or delays progress 1
    • drag [the ~] nom
      • taxation is a drag on the economy1
      • too many laws are a drag on the use of new land1
  11. the drag
    – the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid 1
    the drag; the retarding force
    – the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid 1

Related Words for "drag":

  • drags

Alternate Synonyms for "drag":


Related Definitions for "drag":

  1. the act of dragging (pulling with force)1
    • the drag up the hill exhausted him1
  2. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)1
    • he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly1
  3. clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)1
    • he went to the party dressed in drag1
    • the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag1
  4. something tedious and boring1
    • peeling potatoes is a drag1
  5. something that slows or delays progress1
    • taxation is a drag on the economy1
    • too many laws are a drag on the use of new land1
  6. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid1
  7. proceed for an extended period of time1
    • The speech dragged on for two hours1
  8. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting1
    • He dragged me away from the television set1
  9. suck in or take (air)1
  10. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost1
  11. pull, as against a resistance1
    • He dragged the big suitcase behind him1
    • These worries were dragging at him1
  12. draw slowly or heavily1
  13. walk without lifting the feet1
  14. to lag or linger behind1
    • But in so many other areas we still are dragging1
  15. move slowly and as if with great effort1
  16. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu1
    • drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen1
  17. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action1
    • don't drag me into this business1
  18. To move an item on the screen by selecting the item and then pressing and holding down the mouse button while moving the mouse.2

Related Synonyms for dragging