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  • 91drag race — drag′ race n. aum spo a race between two or more automobiles starting from a standstill, the winner being the car that can accelerate the fastest • Etymology: 1940–45 drag′ rac er, n. drag′ rac ing, n …

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  • 93drag race — ► NOUN ▪ a short race between two cars as a test of acceleration. DERIVATIVES drag racer noun drag racing noun …

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  • 94drag racer — drag race ► NOUN ▪ a short race between two cars as a test of acceleration. DERIVATIVES drag racer noun drag racing noun …

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  • 95drag racing — drag race ► NOUN ▪ a short race between two cars as a test of acceleration. DERIVATIVES drag racer noun drag racing noun …

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  • 96drag-chain — dragˈ chain noun 1. A chain used as drag to a wheel 2. A chain for coupling railway vehicles • • • Main Entry: ↑drag …

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  • 97drag-shot — dragˈ shot noun A shot that imparts drag to a snooker or billiard ball • • • Main Entry: ↑drag …

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  • 98drag and drop — (computing) To move an icon, file, etc across the screen using a mouse and release it in a different place (dragˈ and dropˈ adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑drag …

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  • 99drag someone kicking and screaming — phrase to make someone do something that they do not want to do You’ll have to drag him kicking and screaming to the talks. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: drag …

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  • 100drag-out — «DRAG OWT», noun. Informal. a dragging out; prolongation: »If the drag out of the recession continues (Christian Science Monitor) …

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