to drag down

  • 1drag 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 …

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  • 2drag down — v. (usu. fig.) (D; tr.) to drag down into (to drag smb. down into the gutter) * * * (usu. fig.) (D; tr.) to drag down into (to drag down smb. down into the gutter) …

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  • 3drag down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drag down : present tense I/you/we/they drag down he/she/it drags down present participle dragging down past tense dragged down past participle dragged down 1) to cause someone s social position or standards… …

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  • 4drag down — 1) PHRASAL VERB To drag someone down means to reduce them to an inferior social status or to lower standards of behaviour. [V n P (not pron)] She dragged him down with her... [be V ed P by n] There were fears he would be dragged down by the… …

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  • 5drag — drag1 W3S3 [dræg] v past tense and past participle dragged present participle dragging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull something)¦ 2¦(pull somebody)¦ 3 drag yourself to/into/out of etc something 4¦(persuade somebody to come)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(be boring)¦… …

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  • 6drag — drag1 [ dræg ] verb ** ▸ 1 pull with difficulty ▸ 2 pull someone against will ▸ 3 make someone do something ▸ 4 touch ground ▸ 5 when time seems slow ▸ 6 in computing ▸ 7 search water with net ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to pull something or… …

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  • 7drag — I UK [dræɡ] / US verb Word forms drag : present tense I/you/we/they drag he/she/it drags present participle dragging past tense dragged past participle dragged ** 1) [transitive] to pull something or someone along with difficulty, for example… …

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  • 8drag — [[t]dræ̱g[/t]] ♦♦♦ drags, dragging, dragged 1) VERB If you drag something, you pull it along the ground, often with difficulty. [V n prep/adv] He got up and dragged his chair towards the table. 2) VERB If someone drags you somewhere, they pull… …

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  • 9drag sth down — UK US drag sth down Phrasal Verb with drag({{}}/dræg/ verb ( gg ) ► to make something decrease or get worse: »He said that any deal on emissions must not drag down growth. »The company said earnings have been dragged down by high start up costs …

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