drag
Resistance of a fluid to something moving through itResistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
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Meaning
32 senses(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
(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.
(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
(countable, informal)A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
(countable)A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
(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
(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
(countable, slang)A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
(countable, slang)A street.
the main drag
a back drag
(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
(uncountable)A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
(countable, uncountable)A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
Examples
477 sentencesDon't drag me into this.
Не втягуй мене в це. — deniko
ruНе втягивай меня в это. — odexed
deZieh mich da nicht mit rein. — mks
Don't be such a drag.
Не будь таким занудним. — deniko
ruНе будь таким занудой. — marafon
Tom was dragged into the cave.
Тома затягли до печери. — deniko
ruТома затащили в пещеру. — scriptin
Tom has been dragging his feet.
Том затягує час. — deniko
Don't you drag me into this.
ruНе впутывай меня в это. — odexed
deZieh mich da nicht mit herein. — mrtaistoi
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English draggen (“to drag”), early Middle English dragen (“to draw, carry”), cFrom 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: dragsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
53 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- got dragged into
- dragged into this
- got dragged
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.