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Definition drag in British English

drag verb

verb
/dræɡ/
1

to pull something or someone along with difficulty, for example because they are heavy

Example

She dragged her suitcase down the path.

Example

He jumped into the river and dragged her to safety.

Synonyms and related words
drag heave tear at
1.1

to pull part of your body along the ground because you are injured

Example

The bird walked slowly, dragging one wing along.

Synonyms and related words
drag heave tear at
1.2

to pull something somewhere strongly or quickly

Example

I scarcely had time to drag a comb through my hair.

Synonyms and related words
drag heave tear at
2

to pull someone strongly or violently when they do not want to go with you

Example

Xavier grabbed his arm and dragged him over to the window.

Synonyms and related words
drag heave tear at
3

to make someone leave or go to a place when they do not want to

Example

I'm sorry to call so early - I hope I didn't drag you out of bed.

Example

You drag me away from my meeting just to tell me this!

Example

If you can manage to drag yourself away from the TV you can help.

Synonyms and related words
come drive walk
4

if something drags on the ground, it touches the ground when someone or something is moving along, for example because it is too long or too heavy

Example

I heard a chain dragging along the ground.

Synonyms and related words
hang hang out dangle
5

if time drags, it seems to pass very slowly, usually because you are bored

Example

The first hour of the film really dragged.

Synonyms and related words
crawl drag by creep up on
6

to move something across a computer screen using the mouse

Example

Drag the file into a folder.

Synonyms and related words
backspace click click
7

to try to find something in an area of water by pulling a net along the bottom of it

Example

Police are dragging the river near where he was last seen.

Synonyms and related words
go through look out for seek out
Definition drag in British English

Related Words

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