Meaning

32 senses
  1. (uncountable)Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.

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

    Widerstand, Luftwiderstand

    сопротивле́ниеsoprotivlénije

    the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

  2. (countable, uncountable)Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.

    A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.

  3. (countable)A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.

    дра́гаdrága

  4. (countable, informal)A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.

  5. (countable)A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.

  6. (countable, informal)A puff on a cigarette or joint.

    He got high after just one drag of the joint.

    Give me a drag on that roach!

    Zug

    затя́жкаzatjážka

    затя́жкаzatjážka

  7. (countable, slang)Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.

    Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag.

    December 24, 1865, James David Forbes, letter to Dr. Symonds My lectures […] were only a pleasure to me, and no drag.

    обу́заobúza, разочарова́ниеrazočarovánije

  8. (countable, slang)A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.

  9. (countable, slang)A street.

    the main drag

    a back drag

  10. (countable)The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.

    to run a drag

  11. (uncountable)A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.

Examples

477 sentences
  1. Don't drag me into this.

    Не втягуй мене в це.

    ruНе втягивай меня в это.

    deZieh mich da nicht mit rein.

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  2. Don't be such a drag.

    Не будь таким занудним.

    ruНе будь таким занудой.

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  3. Tom was dragged into the cave.

    Тома затягли до печери.

    ruТома затащили в пещеру.

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  4. Tom has been dragging his feet.

    Том затягує час.

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  5. Don't you drag me into this.

    ruНе впутывай меня в это.

    deZieh mich da nicht mit herein.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
puff on cigarette:
Русский
By meaning 4
resistance of the air or some other fluid:
device for dragging along the bottom of a body of water:
puff on cigarette:
someone or something that is disappointing:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
resistance of the air or some other fluid:
puff on cigarette:
slang: women’s clothing worn by men:

Origin

From Middle English draggen (“to drag”), early Middle English dragen (“to draw, carry”), c

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 *draganą (“to draw, drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to draw, drag”).

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Forms

plural: drags
Singulardrag
Pluraldrags

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid:retarding force
  • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke):puffpull

Word family

53 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • got dragged into
  • dragged into this
  • got dragged

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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