drag
/dɹæɡ/noun
Definitions
Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
Example: When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
(foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
A puff on a cigarette or joint.
verb
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To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
Example: Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.
To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
Example: 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.