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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.