dragging

drag  (drg)

v. dragged, drag·ging, drags

v.tr.

1. To pull along with difficulty or effort; haul: dragged the heavy box out of the way. See Synonyms at pull.

2. To cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground.

3. Computer Science

a. To move (a pointing device, such as a mouse) while pressing down on one of its buttons.

b. To move (an element of a graphical display) on a computer screen using a pointing device.

4. To move or bring by force or with great effort: had to drag him to the dentist; dragged the truth out of the reluctant witness.

5.

a. To search or sweep the bottom of (a body of water), as with a grappling hook or dragnet.

b. To bring up or catch by such means.

6. To prolong tediously: dragged the story out.

7. Baseball To hit (a bunt) while taking the first steps toward first base.

8. To break up, rake, or smooth out (land or dirt), especially by pulling a drag or heavy mesh: dragged the infield between innings.

v.intr.

1. To trail along the ground: The dog's leash dragged on the sidewalk.

2. To move slowly or with effort.

3. To lag behind.

4. To pass or proceed slowly, tediously, or laboriously: The time dragged as we waited.

5. Computer Science To move a pointing device while pressing down on one of its buttons.

6. To search or dredge the bottom of a body of water: dragging for the sunken craft.

7. To take part in or as if in a drag race.

8. To draw on a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.

n.

1. The act of dragging.

2. Something, such as a harrow or an implement for spreading manure, that is dragged along the ground.

3. A device, such as a grappling hook, that is used for dragging under water.

4. A heavy sledge or cart for hauling loads.

5. A large four-horse coach with seats inside and on top.

6. Something, such as a sea anchor or a brake on a fishing reel, that retards motion.

7. One that impedes or slows progress; a drawback or burden: the drag of taxation on economic growth.

8. The degree of resistance involved in dragging or hauling.

9. The retarding force exerted on a moving body by a fluid medium such as air or water.

10. A slow, laborious motion or movement.

11.

a. The scent or trail of a fox or another animal.

b. Something that provides an artificial scent.

12. Slang One that is obnoxiously tiresome: The evening was a real drag.

13. A puff on a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.

14. Slang A street or road: the town's main drag.

15. The clothing characteristic of one sex when worn by a member of the opposite sex: an actor in drag.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a person wearing clothing characteristic of the opposite sex: a drag performer; a drag show.

Idiom:

drag (one's) feet/heels

To act or work with intentional slowness; delay.

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[Middle English draggen, from Old Norse draga or variant of Middle English drawen; see draw.]

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dragging [ˈdrægɪŋ]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a decorating technique in which paint is applied with a specially modified brush to create a marbled or grainy effect

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dragging - marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war" effortful - requiring great physical effort