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dragging

Verb

∙ present participle of drag

Noun

∙ An instance of something being dragged.

drag

Noun

∙ Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it. uncountable
∙ The bottom part of a sand casting mold. countable, foundry
∙ A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing. countable
∙ A puff on a cigarette or joint. countable, informal
∙ Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. countable, slang
∙ Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. [from mid-18th c.] countable, slang
∙ Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.] countable, slang
∙ The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents. countable
∙ A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down. countable, snooker
∙ A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
∙ A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
∙ The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope. metallurgy
∙ A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone. masonry
∙ 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. nautical
∙ 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 skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
∙ Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.

Verb

∙ To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. transitive
∙ To move slowly. intransitive
∙ To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
∙ To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
∙ To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
∙ To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
∙ To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device. computing
∙ To inadvertently rub or scrape on a surface.
∙ To hit or kick off target. soccer
∙ 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.
∙ To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet. figuratively
∙ To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone). slang

Noun

∙ Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.] uncountable, slang
∙ Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture. uncountable, slang

Verb

∙ To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

BABYLON ENGLISH
dragging adj.
sluggish; passing painfully or slowly in a boring manner
drag v.
pull with force, haul; be pulled; level land; recover objects from the bottom of a body of water; protract tediously; continue tediously; move slowly and with effort; move at a slower pace than others; puff on a cigarette

WORDNET 2.0
dragging
Adjective
1. marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
(similar) effortful
2. passing painfully or tediously slowly; "the dragging minutes"
(similar) slow
drag
Noun
1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
(synonym) retarding force
(hypernym) resistance
(hyponym) sonic barrier, sound barrier
2. something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
(hypernym) hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
3. something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
(hypernym) tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness
(classification) colloquialism
4. clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
(hypernym) clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
5. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
(synonym) puff, pull
(hypernym) inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in
(hyponym) toke
(part-holonym) smoke, smoking
(derivation) puff, draw
6. the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
(hypernym) pull, pulling
(derivation) haul, hale, cart
Verb
1. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(hyponym) shlep, schlep, pull along
(see-also) embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in
2. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
(synonym) haul, hale, cart
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(hyponym) bowse, bouse
3. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
(synonym) embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in
(hypernym) involve
4. move slowly and as if with great effort
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
5. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
(synonym) trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
(hypernym) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
6. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
(synonym) puff, draw
(hypernym) inhale, inspire, breathe in
(entail) smoke
(derivation) puff, pull
7. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
(hypernym) move, displace
8. walk without lifting the feet
(synonym) scuff
(hypernym) shuffle, scuffle, shamble
9. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
(synonym) dredge
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
10. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
(hypernym) persuade
11. proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
(synonym) drag on, drag out
(hypernym) proceed, go

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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

dragging

Verb

∙ present participle of drag

Noun

∙ An instance of something being dragged.

drag

Noun

∙ Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it. uncountable
∙ The bottom part of a sand casting mold. countable, foundry
∙ A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing. countable
∙ A puff on a cigarette or joint. countable, informal
∙ Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. countable, slang
∙ Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. [from mid-18th c.] countable, slang
∙ Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.] countable, slang
∙ The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents. countable
∙ A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down. countable, snooker
∙ A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
∙ A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
∙ The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope. metallurgy
∙ A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone. masonry
∙ 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. nautical
∙ 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 skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
∙ Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.

Verb

∙ To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. transitive
∙ To move slowly. intransitive
∙ To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
∙ To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
∙ To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
∙ To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
∙ To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device. computing
∙ To inadvertently rub or scrape on a surface.
∙ To hit or kick off target. soccer
∙ 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.
∙ To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet. figuratively
∙ To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone). slang

Noun

∙ Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.] uncountable, slang
∙ Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture. uncountable, slang

Verb

∙ To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

BABYLON ENGLISH
dragging adj.
sluggish; passing painfully or slowly in a boring manner
drag v.
pull with force, haul; be pulled; level land; recover objects from the bottom of a body of water; protract tediously; continue tediously; move slowly and with effort; move at a slower pace than others; puff on a cigarette

WORDNET 2.0
dragging
Adjective
1. marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
(similar) effortful
2. passing painfully or tediously slowly; "the dragging minutes"
(similar) slow
drag
Noun
1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
(synonym) retarding force
(hypernym) resistance
(hyponym) sonic barrier, sound barrier
2. something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
(hypernym) hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
3. something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
(hypernym) tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness
(classification) colloquialism
4. clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
(hypernym) clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
5. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
(synonym) puff, pull
(hypernym) inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in
(hyponym) toke
(part-holonym) smoke, smoking
(derivation) puff, draw
6. the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
(hypernym) pull, pulling
(derivation) haul, hale, cart
Verb
1. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(hyponym) shlep, schlep, pull along
(see-also) embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in
2. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
(synonym) haul, hale, cart
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(hyponym) bowse, bouse
3. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
(synonym) embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in
(hypernym) involve
4. move slowly and as if with great effort
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
5. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
(synonym) trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
(hypernym) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
6. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
(synonym) puff, draw
(hypernym) inhale, inspire, breathe in
(entail) smoke
(derivation) puff, pull
7. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
(hypernym) move, displace
8. walk without lifting the feet
(synonym) scuff
(hypernym) shuffle, scuffle, shamble
9. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
(synonym) dredge
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
10. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
(hypernym) persuade
11. proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
(synonym) drag on, drag out
(hypernym) proceed, go

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Pointing device gesture
In computing, a pointing device gesture or mouse gesture is a way of combining pointing device movements and clicks which the software recognizes as a specific computer event and responds in a manner particular to that software. They can also be useful for people who have difficulties typing on a keyboard. For example, in a web browser, a user could navigate to the previously viewed page by pressing the right pointing device button, moving the pointing device briefly to the left, then releasing the button.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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