drag
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /dɹæɡ/, X-SAMPA: /dr\{g/
- (North American also) IPA: /dɹeɪɡ/, IPA: /dɹɛɡ/
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audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
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 *dʰerāgʰ- (“to draw, drag”). Verb sense influenced due to association with the noun drag (“that which is hauled or dragged”), related to Low German dragge (“a drag-anchor, grapnel”). Cognate with Danish drægge (“to dredge”), Danish drage (“to draw, attract”), Swedish dragga (“to drag, drag anchor, sweep”), Swedish draga (“to draw, go”), Icelandic draga (“to drag, pull”). More at draw.
Verb
drag (third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged or, in some dialects, drug)
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- (intransitive) To move slowly.
- Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (computing) To move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.
- Drag the file into the window to open it.
- To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface
- The car's loose muffler was dragging on the road.
- To perform as a drag queen or drag king
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]
- Arsenal were struggling for any sort of rhythm and Aaron Lennon dragged an effort inches wide as Tottenham pressed for a second.
- November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]
Derived terms
- drag one's feet
- dragline
- what the cat dragged in
Related terms
Translations
to pull along a surface
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to move slowly
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Noun
drag (countable and uncountable; plural drags)
- (uncountable) Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
- When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag.
- J. D. Forbes
- My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is disappointing.
- (countable, slang) Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. [from mid-18th c.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Thackeray to this entry?)
- (countable, slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.]
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents.
- to run a drag
- (countable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- a stone drag
- (metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- Hazlitt
- Had a drag in his walk.
- Hazlitt
Derived terms
Translations
resistance of the air or some other fluid
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foundry: bottom part of a sand casting mold
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device for dragging along the bottom of a body of water
puff on cigarette
someone or something that is annoying or frustrating
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someone or something that is disappointing
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Etymology 2
Noun
drag (uncountable)
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.]
- He performed in drag.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- corporate drag
Derived terms
Translations
References
- Flight, 1913, p. 126 attributing to Archibald Low
- "Drag" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
From Slavic dragŭ (Proto-Slavic *dorgъ).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [draɡ]
Adjective
drag 4 nom/acc forms
Declension
declension of drag
Usage notes
This word can be used as a term of address, in the same way as "dear," "honey," and "sweetie" are used in English.
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /drâːɡ/
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.
Adjective
drȃg (definite drȃgī, comparative drȁžī, Cyrillic spelling дра̑г)
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | drag | draga | drago | |
| genitive | draga | drage | draga | |
| dative | dragu | dragoj | dragu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
drag draga |
dragu | drago |
| vocative | drag | draga | drago | |
| locative | dragu | dragoj | dragu | |
| instrumental | dragim | dragom | dragim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dragi | drage | draga | |
| genitive | dragih | dragih | dragih | |
| dative | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | |
| accusative | drage | drage | draga | |
| vocative | dragi | drage | draga | |
| locative | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | |
| instrumental | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dragi | draga | drago | |
| genitive | dragog(a) | drage | dragog(a) | |
| dative | dragom(u/e) | dragoj | dragom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
dragi dragog(a) |
dragu | drago |
| vocative | dragi | draga | drago | |
| locative | dragom(e/u) | dragoj | dragom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | dragim | dragom | dragim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dragi | drage | draga | |
| genitive | dragih | dragih | dragih | |
| dative | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | |
| accusative | drage | drage | draga | |
| vocative | dragi | drage | draga | |
| locative | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | |
| instrumental | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | dragim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | draži | draža | draže | |
| genitive | dražeg(a) | draže | dražeg(a) | |
| dative | dražem(u) | dražoj | dražem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
draži dražeg(a) |
dražu | draže |
| vocative | draži | draža | draže | |
| locative | dražem(u) | dražoj | dražem(u) | |
| instrumental | dražim | dražom | dražim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | draži | draže | draža | |
| genitive | dražih | dražih | dražih | |
| dative | dražim(a) | dražim(a) | dražim(a) | |
| accusative | draže | draže | draža | |
| vocative | draži | draže | draža | |
| locative | dražim(a) | dražim(a) | dražim(a) | |
| instrumental | dražim(a) | dražim(a) | dražim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najdraži | najdraža | najdraže | |
| genitive | najdražeg(a) | najdraže | najdražeg(a) | |
| dative | najdražem(u) | najdražoj | najdražem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najdraži najdražeg(a) |
najdražu | najdraže |
| vocative | najdraži | najdraža | najdraže | |
| locative | najdražem(u) | najdražoj | najdražem(u) | |
| instrumental | najdražim | najdražom | najdražim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najdraži | najdraže | najdraža | |
| genitive | najdražih | najdražih | najdražih | |
| dative | najdražim(a) | najdražim(a) | najdražim(a) | |
| accusative | najdraže | najdraže | najdraža | |
| vocative | najdraži | najdraže | najdraža | |
| locative | najdražim(a) | najdražim(a) | najdražim(a) | |
| instrumental | najdražim(a) | najdražim(a) | najdražim(a) | |
Slovene
Adjective
drag
- dear (loved; lovable)
Declension
Declension of drag (hard)
| singular | |||
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | drag ind dragi def |
draga | drago |
| accusative | nominativeinanor genitiveanim | drago | drago |
| genitive | dragega | drage | dragega |
| dative | dragemu | dragi | dragemu |
| locative | dragem | dragi | dragem |
| instrumental | dragim | drago | dragim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | draga | dragi | dragi |
| accusative | draga | dragi | dragi |
| genitive | dragih | dragih | dragih |
| dative | dragima | dragima | dragima |
| locative | dragih | dragih | dragih |
| instrumental | dragima | dragima | dragima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dragi | drage | draga |
| accusative | drage | drage | draga |
| genitive | dragih | dragih | dragih |
| dative | dragim | dragim | dragim |
| locative | dragih | dragih | dragih |
| instrumental | dragimi | dragimi | dragimi |
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
drag n
Declension
Declension of drag
See also
Verb
drag
- imperative of draga.