drag
drag - English
Pronunciation
- enPR: drăg, IPA: /dɹæɡ/, [d͡ɹ̝˗ʷæˑɡ]
Noun
drag (countable and uncountable, plural drags)
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
- (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.
- (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 systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- (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.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- (countable, slang) Street, as in 'main drag'.
- (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
- (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 (drag sail), so used.
- A pulled load.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
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Verb
drag (third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged or (dialectal) drug)
- (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.
- To 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.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (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.
- (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.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- Synonym: harrow
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- Synonyms: criticize; see also criticize
- You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- Antonym: rush
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Noun
drag (usually uncountable, plural drags)
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- He performed in drag.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- corporate drag
Derived terms
- (women's clothing worn by men): drag act, drag artist, drag daughter, drag king, drag queen, drag show
- (any type of clothing): lally-drags
- drab
Translations
Verb
drag (third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged)
- To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
Anagrams
drag - French
Noun
drag m (plural drags)
drag - Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA: /drɑːɡ/
Noun
drag n (definite singular draget, indefinite plural drag, definite plural draga)
- a pull, drag (the act of pulling, dragging)
- Han tok eit drag av sigaretten.
- He took a drag from his cigarette.
- Han tok eit drag av sigaretten.
- hang (capability)
- Eg tek til å få draget på dette.
- I am starting to get the hang of this.
- Eg tek til å få draget på dette.
- feature (e.g. facial features)
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drag - Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /drak/
- Syllabification: drag
Noun
drag m inan
- (slang) drug, recreational drug
- Synonym: narkotyk
Declension
drag - Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [draɡ]
Adjective
drag m or n (feminine singular dragă, plural dragi)
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.
Declension
Derived terms
drag - Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /drâːɡ/
Adjective
drȃg (definite drȃgī, comparative drȁžī, Cyrillic spelling дра̑г)
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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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) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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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) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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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) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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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) |
Related terms
drag - Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dráːk/
Adjective
drȃg (comparative drȃžji, superlative nȁjdrȃžji)
Inflection
Hard | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nom. sing. | drág | drága | drágo |
singular | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | drág ind drági def | drága | drágo |
genitive | drágega | dráge | drágega |
dative | drágemu | drági | drágemu |
accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | drágo | drágo |
locative | drágem | drági | drágem |
instrumental | drágim | drágo | drágim |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | drága | drági | drági |
genitive | drágih | drágih | drágih |
dative | drágima | drágima | drágima |
accusative | drága | drági | drági |
locative | drágih | drágih | drágih |
instrumental | drágima | drágima | drágima |
plural | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | drági | dráge | drága |
genitive | drágih | drágih | drágih |
dative | drágim | drágim | drágim |
accusative | dráge | dráge | drága |
locative | drágih | drágih | drágih |
instrumental | drágimi | drágimi | drágimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
drag - Spanish
Noun
drag m (plural drags)
- drag (entertainment form)
drag - Swedish
Noun
drag n
- feature, trait, characteristic
- lure, trolling spoon
- (chess) move
- (figuratively) move
- Vem vet vad hans nästa drag blir
- Who knows what his next move will be
- (colloquial) intensity, power, as a positive attribute (of for example music, parties, or vehicles)
Declension
Declension of drag | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | drag | draget | drag | dragen |
Genitive | drags | dragets | drags | dragens |
Derived terms
- genidrag (“masterstroke”)
Verb
drag
- imperative of draga.