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drag
  1. (uncountable) Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
  2. (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
  3. (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
  4. (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
  5. (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
  6. (countable, slang) Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. [from mid-18th c.]
  7. (countable, slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.]
  8. (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents.
  9. (countable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
  10. A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
  11. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
  12. (metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
  13. (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
  14. (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
  15. A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
  16. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
  17. witch house music
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  19. Examples:
    1. “The road dipped once over that last hill, and without the drag of the cart, the pony gained speed.”
      “They drove a little farther through the main drag of town. There wasn't much there besides a bank, a church, and a bar.”
      “He took a drag of whiskey, smacking his lips wetly at the end, grimacing only slightly.”
drag
  1. (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.]
  2. (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The road dipped once over that last hill, and without the drag of the cart, the pony gained speed.”
      “They drove a little farther through the main drag of town. There wasn't much there besides a bank, a church, and a bar.”
      “He took a drag of whiskey, smacking his lips wetly at the end, grimacing only slightly.”
dragger
  1. Something that drags.
  2. (nautical) A trawler.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I'd worked with lobster and scallop boats, a dragger for one very scary November day in Perfect Storm country.”
      “He's just a knuckle dragger who should be on display in a museum somewhere.”
      “If you're a self-described foot dragger, dawdler, delayer, postponer, deferrer, or are feeling overwhelmed and drained, this course is for you.”
dragging
  1. An instance of something being dragged.
draggings
  1. plural of dragging
draggers
  1. plural of dragger
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Indian restaurants must have some sort of magnetic attraction for all knuckle draggers, like pretty girls have to the walking dead.”
      “If you wait for all the bickerers, backbiters, and foot draggers to come to accord, you'll never get anything done.”
      “Beyond a small circle of knuckle draggers with a death wish, will aircraft-grade aluminum toboggans and such sell?”
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