drag
About 9.86 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
- noun 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 A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- noun A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- noun A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- noun A puff on a cigarette or joint.
He got high after just one drag of the joint.
- noun 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 A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Similar words
draw haul sweep sweep up cart tangle pull embroil trail puff
Often followed by
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Word family
drag and drop dragged dragged and dropped dragging dragging and dropping draggingly drags drags and drops in drag
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