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Dragging

verb
/ˈdɹæɡɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 3.5

Definitions

1.verbTo pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
"Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed."
2.verbTo move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
"Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus."
3.verbTo act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
4.verbTo draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
5.verbTo serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
6.verbTo move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
"Drag the file into the window to open it."
7.verb(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."
8.verbTo hit or kick off target.
9.verbTo fish with a dragnet.
10.verbTo search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
11.verbTo break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
12.verbTo search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
13.verbTo roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
"You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you."
14.verbTo perform as a drag queen or drag king.
15.nounAn instance of something being dragged.

Synonyms

criticizeharroweffortfulslowhaulpullinghanghangingslippingrollcarryinghauling

Rhymes With

blaggingnaggingshaggingflaggingunflaggingsaggingsandbaggingfagging
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