Synonyms for drag
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1. drag

   One object draws another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own motion by the exertion of adequate force, whether slight or powerful. To attract is to exert a force that tends to draw, tho it may produce no actual motion; all objects are attracted toward the earth, tho they may be sustained from falling. To drag is to draw against strong resistance; as, to drag a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill. To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist pulls a tooth. To tug is to draw, or try to draw, a resisting object with a continuous straining motion; as, to tug at the oar. To haul is to draw somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to haul a seine; to haul logs. One vessel tows another. In the figurative sense, attract is more nearly akin to incline, draw to induce. We are attracted by one's appearance, drawn to his side. Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRIVE.

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, draw, entice, haul, incline, induce, lead, lure, pull, tow, tug

   Antonyms:
   alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse

   Preposition:
   To draw water from or out of the well; draw the boat through the water, to the shore; draw air into the lungs; draw with cords of love; the wagon is drawn by horses, along the road, across the field, over the stones, through the woods, to the barn.

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1. drag

   Synonyms:
   draw, pull, haul, bring

   Antonyms:
   carry, convey, push, propel, raise, heave

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1. drag, retarding forcenoun

   the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

2. dragnoun

   something that slows or delays progress

   "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

3. dragnoun

   something tedious and boring

   "peeling potatoes is a drag"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

4. dragnoun

   clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

   "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

5. puff, drag, pullnoun

   a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

   "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

   Synonyms:
   hassock, comforter, powderpuff, pulling, clout, comfort, wrench, twist, quilt, pull, puff, retarding force, pouffe, blow, whiff, ottoman, puff of air

6. dragverb

   the act of dragging (pulling with force)

   "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

7. dragverb

   pull, as against a resistance

   "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

   Synonyms:
   draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

8. haul, hale, cart, dragverb

   draw slowly or heavily

   "haul stones"; "haul nets"

   Synonyms:
   draw, puff, tangle, force, haul, pressure, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, coerce, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, squeeze, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

9. embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inverb

   force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

   "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

   Synonyms:
   swing, sail, swing out, mat, entangle, espouse, get behind, snarl, scuff, hale, sweep up, embrace, span, adopt, brush, drag out, tangle, hang back, trail, cart, puff, sweep, dishevel, traverse, broom, ravel, drag on, dredge, drop back, drag in, draw, cross, tousle, drop behind, embroil, haul, knot

10. dragverb

    move slowly and as if with great effort

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

11. drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop backverb

    to lag or linger behind

    "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

    Synonyms:
    draw, give chase, chase after, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, train, drag out, tail, embroil, dredge, dog, shack, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, go after, sweep, track, tag, chase, cart, hang back, drop behind

12. puff, drag, drawverb

    suck in or take (air)

    "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

    Synonyms:
    tie, get, puff out, suck up, puff up, attract, get behind, thread, quarter, imbibe, scuff, hale, chuff, guide, whiff, describe, sweep up, suck, pull in, draw in, delineate, draw and quarter, make, soak up, cast, tangle, hang back, get out, take out, trail, cart, pull back, sop up, puff, sweep, reap, heave, pass, huff, gasp, depict, blow up, take in, string, drag on, dredge, drop back, withdraw, drag in, pull out, draw, pant, disembowel, line, run, force, trace, absorb, drop behind, draw off, pull, embroil, haul, take up, drag out, eviscerate

13. dragverb

    use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu

    "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

14. scuff, dragverb

    walk without lifting the feet

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

15. dredge, dragverb

    search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

16. dragverb

    persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

    "He dragged me away from the television set"

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

17. drag, drag on, drag outverb

    proceed for an extended period of time

    "The speech dragged on for two hours"

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

Matched Categories

1. • Clothing
   • Impediment
   • Involve
   • Lag
   • Move
   • Persuade
   • Proceed
   • Pull
   • Resistance
   • Search
   • Shuffle
   • Tediousness

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1. hauling

   exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself

   she hauled the laden basket up the slope

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   draw, pull, haul, tug

2. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   trail, be drawn along

3. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   linger, move slowly, make slow progress

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1. dragnoun

   Synonyms:
   dragging, dragnet, harrow, skid, clog, impediment, obstacle

2. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   haul, trail, tug, pull, break, harrow

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1. List of paraphrases for "drag":

   dragging, towed, trawl, trawling, carry-over, tramp, puff, slut, tow, transvestite

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1. Barber B. Conable, Jr:

   I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.

2. Meatball Courtesy Meatball:

   The current climate’s a mess, i just don’t understand what drag has to do with any of this… In the last few weeks, I’ve seen (reports of) people arrested for assaulting children; not a single one of them was a drag queen. They were preachers and teachers and youth leaders. Why are you so obsessed with trans people and drag people? The problem is at your door. This is something that, in the last few years, has been turned into an issue that never existed. It’s never been with us.

3. Willa Cather:

   She used to drag her mattress besider her low window and lie awake for a long while, vibrating with excitement, as a machine vibrates from speed. Life rushed in upon her through that window - or so it seemed. In reality, of course, life rushes from within, not from without. There is no work of art so big or so beautiful that is was not once all contained in some youthful body, like this one which lay on the floor in the moonlight, pulsing with ardor and anticipation.

4. John Ing:

   Energy shares are still vulnerable. I don't think they've shown signs of bottoming yet, this is going to drag on.

5. Rick Reilly:

   Golf is the cruelest game, because eventually it will drag you out in front of the whole school, take your lunch money and slap you around.