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Definition 1:
To pull (someone or something that is heavy or difficult to move) often used figuratively .
Examples:
She dragged one of the other tables over to ours.
Firefighters dragged the man to safety.
One of the parents eventually dragged the screaming toddler out of the store.
She practically had to drag her husband to the opera.
You drag me all the way out here only to tell me that the store is closed!?
She was dragged kicking and screaming into the family business. [=she was forced to join the family business]
Definition 2:
To move along the ground, floor, etc., while being pulled .
Examples:
Your scarf is dragging.
The broken muffler dragged behind the car.
The dog’s leash was dragging along the ground.
Definition 3:
To cause (something) to move along the ground, floor, etc., by pulling it .
Examples:
The child is always dragging his blanket.
The puppy ran up to us, dragging her leash behind her.
Definition 4:
To force (yourself) to move or to go to a place when you are tired, busy, etc. .
Examples:
He dragged himself up the stairs and climbed into bed.
Can you drag yourself away from that computer?
I could barely drag myself out of bed. [=I had a hard time waking up]
Definition 5:
To go or move more slowly than others .
Examples:
Quit dragging—walk faster.
The nation’s economy is dragging [=(more commonly) lagging] behind the rest of the world.
Definition 6:
To bring (an unpleasant or complicated subject, fact, etc.) into a discussion or argument + up or into .
Examples:
Do you always have to drag [=dredge] up the past?
They can’t seem to avoid dragging religion into politics. [=mentioning religion in a discussion about politics]
Definition 7:
To go on for a long time in a way that seems slow and boring .
Examples:
The movie was good, but I thought it dragged at the end.
The hours seemed to drag (by) as the day went on.
Definition 8:
To pull a net or set of hooks through (a river, lake, pond, etc.) in order to search for or collect something .
Examples:
Searchers used three boats to drag the river.
They dragged [=trawled] the waters for fish.
Definition 9:
To move (items on a computer screen) by using a computer mouse .
Examples:
Drag the file/picture to this folder.
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