dragging (verb)
1drag — [c]/dræg / (say drag) verb (dragged, dragging) –verb (t) 1. to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail. 2. to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like. 3. Computers to move (text, a file, etc.) across a… …
2drag out — verb 1. last unnecessarily long (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑drag on • Hypernyms: ↑last, ↑endure • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP …
3drag on — verb 1. last unnecessarily long • Syn: ↑drag out • Hypernyms: ↑last, ↑endure • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP 2. proc …
4drag — verb (drags, dragging, dragged) 1》 pull along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty. ↘take (someone) somewhere, despite their reluctance. ↘move (an image) across a computer screen using a mouse. 2》 trail along the ground. ↘search… …
5drop back — verb 1. take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football (Freq. 1) The defender dropped back behind his teammate • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. to lag or linger behind …
6draggle — verb (draggled; draggling) Etymology: frequentative of drag Date: 1513 transitive verb to make wet and dirty by dragging intransitive verb 1. to trail on the ground 2. straggle …
7drag down — verb exert a force with a heavy weight The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑bear down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press • Verb Frames …
8drag up — verb mention something unpleasant from the past Drag up old stories • Syn: ↑dredge up • Hypernyms: ↑mention, ↑advert, ↑bring up, ↑cite, ↑name, ↑refer …
9drop behind — verb to lag or linger behind (Freq. 1) But in so many other areas we still are dragging • Syn: ↑drag, ↑trail, ↑get behind, ↑hang back, ↑drop back • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
10get behind — verb to lag or linger behind (Freq. 1) But in so many other areas we still are dragging • Syn: ↑drag, ↑trail, ↑hang back, ↑drop behind, ↑drop back • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …