Term Gallery logo

Meanings of drag in English

Catalan
pipada

A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

        pipada
        Portuguese
        puxar
        Catalan
        estirar
        Spanish
        carretear

        To draw slowly or heavily.

              puxar
              Synonyms
              Examples for "pull"
              Examples for "pull"
              1
              This could pull forward demand and help support near-term results, Yates said.
              Reuters
              2
              Parents these days are expected to pull off a financial Mission: Impossible.
              Reuters
              3
              I'n pull in about thirty different nations on a good clear night.
              The Fireman
              4
              On the way down the pyramid, do 5 pull-ups after each problem.
              Climbing Magazine
              5
              The German utilities decided to pull out of building new nuclear plants.
              The Guardian
              1
              Then proceed in the manner explained for the making of puff paste.
              Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 4: Salads and Sandw...
              2
              The woman was putting the powder puff away in her jet bag.
              Three Soldiers
              3
              So let other countries puff their chests with empty slogans about rights.
              The Guardian
              4
              They never quite had enough puff to make it mainstream, until recently.
              The Daily Telegraph
              5
              A puff of wind fanned his cheek; the sail filled and drew.
              Driftwood Spars / The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Cert...
              Portuguese
              ser empurrado

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

                    ser empurrado
                    Russian
                    коэффициент лобового сопротивления
                    Portuguese
                    arrasto
                    Spanish
                    fricción de fluido
                    Catalan
                    arrossegament

                    Retarding force on a body moving in a fluid.

                          коэффициент лобового сопротивления
                          Usage of drag in English
                          1
                          Industry will probably be less of a drag this year, Lozano said.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          Such requirements can drag out rule proposals for months, or even years.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          They drag the river for days but of course nothing comes up.
                          Burning bright
                          4
                          Those in the bows leant over to drag in the young lord.
                          The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
                          5
                          Here's another real world example: the drag-and-drop Ajax interface in Yahoo Sports.
                          Wired
                          6
                          As gay culture has become increasingly mainstream, however, drag's appeal has waned.
                          The new yorker
                          7
                          Yet falling operating profit margins will continue to drag on the valuation.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          The process could also drag out over a long period of time.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          The trade war is not the only potential drag on China's economy.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          The sea had come to drag her down, and she was afraid.
                          Micah & Strange Candy
                          11
                          So I guess it is probably his strategy to 'threat and drag'.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          The Rodney party returned home in the drag of the last speaker.
                          Endymion
                          13
                          But German inaction may mean attempts to rescue the market drag on.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          Experts also said Wall Street's latest downward cycle could easily drag on.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Yet again, Britain is to blame, acting as drag-anchor on EU progress.
                          The Guardian
                          16
                          Any help from the government will be a drag on its resources.
                          Reuters