“drags” is a form of
drag
/dɹæɡ/ noun, verb, adjective
Forms drags dragging dragged drug
- noun (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it. “When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.”
- noun (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.”
- noun (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- noun (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- noun (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- noun (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint. “He got high after just one drag of the joint.”
- noun (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.”
- noun (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- verb (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. “Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.”
- verb To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly. “Time seems to drag when you're waiting for a bus.”
- verb To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- verb To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- verb To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- verb (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.”
- 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.”
- verb (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- adjective (Australia, slang) Dragged on; unnecessary or superfluous, especially for an already settled issue; too much. “Wallah, the task is so drag.”
- noun A performance art form associated with the LGBTQ+ community, that features a stylized and exaggerated portrayal of femininity or, at times, masculinity, often playing with gender stereotypes.
- noun (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing, accessories, and makeup worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. “He performed in drag.”
- noun (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing, accessories, and makeup worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
Synonyms
lug pull dray stoneboat skidpan harrow criticize admonish animadvert bash bawl out tilt cannonade slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp retarding force puff haul hale cart embroil tangle sweep sweep up drag in
Antonyms
Etymology
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 *dʰregʰ- (“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”). Doublet of draw.
Possibly from English drag (“to pull along a surface”) because of the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor, or from Yiddish טראָגן (trogn, “to wear”)
Webster’s 1913
- noun A confection; a comfit; a drug. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- verb To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; --applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.
- verb To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag.
- verb To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.
Etymology [See 3d Dredge.]
Etymology [OE. draggen; akin to Sw. dragga to search with a grapnel, fr. dragg grapnel, fr. draga to draw, the same word as E. draw. Draw.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “drag”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details