1 [mass noun] the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty:the drag of the current
the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object:the coating reduces aerodynamic drag
[in singular] a person or thing that impedes progress or development:Larry was turning out to be a drag on her career
Angling unnatural motion of a fishing fly caused by the pull of the line.
[count noun] archaic an iron shoe that can be applied as a brake to the wheel of a cart or wagon.
2 [in singular] informal a boring or tiresome person or thing:working nine to five can be a drag
3 informal an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette:he took a long drag on his cigarette
4 [mass noun] clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women’s clothes worn by a man:a fashion show, complete with men in drag
5 informal a street or road:the main drag is wide but there are few vehicles
6 historical a private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses.
British informal, dated a car:a stately great drag with a smart chauffeur
9a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox.
a hunt using a drag lure.
10 [mass noun]North American informal influence over other people:they had the education but they didn’t have the drag
11 Music one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes usually played with the other stick.See also ruff4.
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Universal
1 [with object and adverbial of direction] pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty:we dragged the boat up the beach
take (someone) to or from a place or event, despite their reluctance:my girlfriend is dragging me off to Rhodes for a week
(drag oneself) go somewhere wearily, reluctantly, or with difficulty:I have to drag myself out of bed each day
move (an image or highlighted text) across a computer screen using a tool such as a mouse:you can move the icons into this group by dragging them in with the mouse
[no object] (of a person’s clothes or an animal’s tail) trail along the ground:the nuns walked in meditation, their habits dragging on the grassy verge
[no object] (drag at) catch hold of and pull (something):desperately, Jinny dragged at his arm
[with object] (of a ship) trail (an anchor) along the seabed, drifting in the process:the coaster was dragging her anchor in St Ives Bay [no object]:the anchor did not hold and they dragged further through the water
[no object] (of an anchor) fail to hold, causing a ship or boat to drift:his anchor had dragged and he found himself sailing out to sea
[with object] search the bottom of (a river, lake, or the sea) with grapnels or nets:frogmen had dragged the local river
2 [no object] (of time) pass slowly and tediously:the day dragged—eventually it was time for bed
(drag on) (of a process or situation) continue at tedious and unnecessary length:the dispute between the two families dragged on for some years
[with object] (drag something out) protract something unnecessarily:he dragged out the process of serving them
drag and drop
Computing move (an image or highlighted text) to another part of the screen using a mouse or similar device:a new interface lets you drag and drop items
drag one's feet
walk slowly and wearily or with difficulty:they dragged their feet through the orchard towards the house
(also drag one's heels) be deliberately slow or reluctant to act:the government has dragged its heels over permanent legislation
bring someone or something to a lower level or standard:the economy will be dragged down by inefficient firms
drag something in/into
introduce an irrelevant or inappropriate subject:politics were never dragged into the conversation
drag someone/thing into
involve someone or something in (a situation or matter), typically when such involvement is inappropriate or unnecessary:he had no right to drag you into this sort of thing
drag on
informal inhale the smoke from (a cigarette):she dragged on a low-tar cigarette
drag something out
extract information from someone against their will:the truth was being dragged out of us
drag up
informal dress up in clothes more conventionally worn by the opposite sex:he drags up to play a high-heeled bordello inmate
drag something up
informal deliberately mention an unwelcome or unpleasant fact:pieces of evidence about his early life were dragged up
drag someone up
British informal bring up a child badly:would you have her dragged up by a succession of au pairs?
