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Meanings of drag in in English

Portuguese
ser empurrado

Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.

        ser empurrado
        Usage of drag in in English
        1
        Those in the bows leant over to drag in the young lord.
        The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
        2
        It could also drag in the big regional powers, Russia and Turkey.
        Reuters
        3
        We drag in those people, sweat them a bit, and learn more.
        Private Sector
        4
        Fighting that could escalate and even drag in Syria itself, he added.
        Reuters
        5
        One may bear one's own troubles, but not drag in other people.
        Miscellanea
        6
        At another, a brawl erupts that manages to drag in a waitress.
        Radio NZ
        7
        Why can't we drag in a couple of thousand names every week?
        Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
        8
        They've got her drugged up.' I hear him drag in a breath.
        My Sister's Keeper
        9
        I could barely drag in enough breath, and sweat stung my eyes.
        Patient Zero
        10
        Yet popular perceptions best understand drag in the form of its British tradition.
        The Irish Times
        11
        That would reduce the drag in this year and in the coming years.
        The Guardian
        12
        On the main drag in Thames, car parks are hard to come by.
        Radio NZ
        13
        I used it to drag in a cache of food from the pantry.
        The whole world: a novel
        14
        Such a conflict could drag in the big regional powers, Russia and Turkey.
        Reuters
        15
        Dan, the scared soldier is always a mighty big drag in any battle.
        The High School Pitcher; or, Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond
        16
        I turned off the main drag in Karada toward the Marjayoon Primary School.
        The forever war
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        Translations for drag in
        Portuguese
        ser empurrado
        Drag in through the time
        Drag in across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Common