drag

English

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Etymology

From Middle English draggen (“to drag”), early Middle English dragen (“to draw, carry”), confluence of Old English dragan (“to drag, draw, draw oneself, go, protract”) and Old Norse draga (“to draw, attract”); both from Proto-Germanic *draganan (“to draw, drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerāgʰ- (“to draw, drag”). Verb sense influenced due to association with the noun drag (“that which is hauled or dragged”), related to Low German dragge (“a drag-anchor, grapnel”). Cognate with Danish drægge (“to dredge”), Danish drage (“to draw, attract”), Swedish dragga (“to drag, drag anchor, sweep”), Swedish draga (“to draw, go”), Icelandic draga (“to drag, pull”). More at draw.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɹæɡ/, SAMPA: /dr\{g/
• (North American also) IPA: /dɹeɪɡ/, IPA: /dɹɛɡ/

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• Rhymes: -æɡ

Verb

drag (third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged or, in some dialects, drug)

1. (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
2. (intransitive) To move slowly.

   Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus.

3. To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
4. (computing) To move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.

   Drag the file into the window to open it.

5. To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface

   The car's loose muffler was dragging on the road.

6. To perform as a drag queen or drag king

Derived terms

• drag one's feet
• dragnet

Translations

to pull along a surface

Armenian: քաշել (hy) (k'ašel), քարշ տալ (hy) (k'arš tal), ձգել (hy) (jgel) Bulgarian: тегля (bg), дърпам (bg) Czech: táhnout (cs), vléct (cs) Dutch: slepen (nl) Finnish: raahata (fi), kiskoa (fi), vetää (fi) French: traîner (fr) German: schleifen, schleppen, zerren, ziehen (de) Hebrew: גרר (he) (garar) m. Italian: trainare (it)

Japanese: 引く (ひく, hiku), 引きずる (ひきずる, hikizuru), 引き離す (ひきはなす, hikihanasu) Latin: trahere (la), trahī (la) Portuguese: arrastar (pt) Scottish Gaelic: slaod (gd), tarraing (gd) Serbian: вући (sr) (vući) Slovak: ťahať, vliecť Spanish: arrastrar (es) Swedish: dra (sv), släpa (sv)

to move slowly

Bulgarian: влача се (bg), мъкна се (bg) Czech: vléct se (cs) Finnish: raahautua (eteenpäin), laahustaa, madella (esp. of time)

German: sich ziehen (de), sich dahinziehen (de) Slovak: ťahať sa, vliecť sa Swedish: krypa (sv)

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Telugu: ఈడ్చు (eeDchu)

Noun

drag (countable and uncountable; plural drags)

1. (uncountable) Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.

   When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.

2. (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
3. A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body.
4. A puff on a cigarette or joint.
5. (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating.
6. (countable, slang) Someone or something that is disappointing.
7. (uncountable, slang) Women’s clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.[from late 18th c.]
8. (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture (corporate drag).
9. (slang) Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. [from mid-18th c.]
10. (slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.]
11. The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents, that is, "to run a drag."

Derived terms

• drag queen
• drag racing
• main drag

References

• Flight, 1913, p. 126 attributing to w:Archibald Low
• "Drag" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.

Translations

resistance of the air or some other fluid

Dutch: luchtweerstand (nl) Finnish: väliaineen vastus, ilmanvastus, veden vastus French: trainée (fr)

German: Widerstand m., Luftwiderstand m. Slovak: odpor vzduchu m. Swedish: luftmotstånd (sv) n.

foundry: bottom part of a sand casting mold

Dutch: fundering (nl) f.

device for dragging along the bottom of a body of water

Bulgarian: драга (bg) f. Finnish: naara (fi)

Swedish: dragg (sv) c.

puff on cigarette

Bulgarian: дърпане (bg) n. Finnish: savut (fi) pl., blossi (fi)

French: taffe (fr) f.

someone or something that is annoying or frustrating

Dutch: belemmering (nl), hinderpaal (nl) Finnish: harmi, harminkappale

French: (vulgar) emmerdeur (fr) m., (vulgar) emmerdeuse (fr) f.

someone or something that is disappointing

Finnish: pettymys (fi)

slang: women’s clothing worn by men

Finnish: drag (fi)

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Mongolian: татах (tatakh), зурах (zurakh)

Anagrams

• grad

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Romanian

Etymology

Slavic dragŭ

Pronunciation

• IPA: [draɡ]

Adjective

drag ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. dear

Declension

declension of drag

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	drag		dragă	dragi	drage
	definite	dragul		draga	dragii	dragele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	drag		drage	dragi	drage
	definite	dragului		dragei	dragilor	dragelor

Usage notes

This word can be used as a term of address, in the same way as "dear," "honey," and "sweetie" are used in English.

Derived terms

• dragoste
• drăgălaș
• drăguț

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /drâːɡ/

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.

Adjective

drȃg (definite drȃgī, comparative drȁžī, Cyrillic spelling дра̑г)

1. dear

Declension

    positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		drag	draga	drago
genitive		draga	drage	draga
dative		dragu	dragoj	dragu
accusative	inanimate animate	drag draga	dragu	drago
vocative		drag	draga	drago
locative		dragu	dragoj	dragu
instrumental		dragim	dragom	dragim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dragi	drage	draga
genitive		dragih	dragih	dragih
dative		dragim(a)	dragim(a)	dragim(a)
accusative		drage	drage	draga
vocative		dragi	drage	draga
locative		dragim(a)	dragim(a)	dragim(a)
instrumental		dragim(a)	dragim(a)	dragim(a)

    positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dragi	draga	drago
genitive		dragog(a)	drage	dragog(a)
dative		dragom(u/e)	dragoj	dragom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	dragi dragog(a)	dragu	drago
vocative		dragi	draga	drago
locative		dragom(e/u)	dragoj	dragom(e/u)
instrumental		dragim	dragom	dragim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dragi	drage	draga
genitive		dragih	dragih	dragih
dative		dragim(a)	dragim(a)	dragim(a)
accusative		drage	drage	draga
vocative		dragi	drage	draga
locative		dragim(a)	dragim(a)	dragim(a)
instrumental		dragim(a)	dragim(a)	dragim(a)

    comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		draži	draža	draže
genitive		dražeg(a)	draže	dražeg(a)
dative		dražem(u)	dražoj	dražem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	draži dražeg(a)	dražu	draže
vocative		draži	draža	draže
locative		dražem(u)	dražoj	dražem(u)
instrumental		dražim	dražom	dražim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		draži	draže	draža
genitive		dražih	dražih	dražih
dative		dražim(a)	dražim(a)	dražim(a)
accusative		draže	draže	draža
vocative		draži	draže	draža
locative		dražim(a)	dražim(a)	dražim(a)
instrumental		dražim(a)	dražim(a)	dražim(a)

    superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdraži	najdraža	najdraže
genitive		najdražeg(a)	najdraže	najdražeg(a)
dative		najdražem(u)	najdražoj	najdražem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najdraži najdražeg(a)	najdražu	najdraže
vocative		najdraži	najdraža	najdraže
locative		najdražem(u)	najdražoj	najdražem(u)
instrumental		najdražim	najdražom	najdražim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdraži	najdraže	najdraža
genitive		najdražih	najdražih	najdražih
dative		najdražim(a)	najdražim(a)	najdražim(a)
accusative		najdraže	najdraže	najdraža
vocative		najdraži	najdraže	najdraža
locative		najdražim(a)	najdražim(a)	najdražim(a)
instrumental		najdražim(a)	najdražim(a)	najdražim(a)

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Slovene

Adjective

drag m.

1. dear (loved; lovable)

This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at dear. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see drag in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

drag n.

1. feature, trait, characteristic
2. lure, trolling spoon
3. (chess) move, stroke

Declension

Declension of drag

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	drag	draget	drag	dragen
genitive	drags	dragets	drags	dragens

See also

• dra

Verb

drag

1. imperative of draga.