Synonyms for drag
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1. drag

   One object draws another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own motion by the exertion of adequate force, whether slight or powerful. To attract is to exert a force that tends to draw, tho it may produce no actual motion; all objects are attracted toward the earth, tho they may be sustained from falling. To drag is to draw against strong resistance; as, to drag a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill. To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist pulls a tooth. To tug is to draw, or try to draw, a resisting object with a continuous straining motion; as, to tug at the oar. To haul is to draw somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to haul a seine; to haul logs. One vessel tows another. In the figurative sense, attract is more nearly akin to incline, draw to induce. We are attracted by one's appearance, drawn to his side. Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRIVE.

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, draw, entice, haul, incline, induce, lead, lure, pull, tow, tug

   Antonyms:
   alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse

   Preposition:
   To draw water from or out of the well; draw the boat through the water, to the shore; draw air into the lungs; draw with cords of love; the wagon is drawn by horses, along the road, across the field, over the stones, through the woods, to the barn.

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1. drag

   Synonyms:
   draw, pull, haul, bring

   Antonyms:
   carry, convey, push, propel, raise, heave

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drag, retarding forcenoun

   the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

2. dragnoun

   something that slows or delays progress

   "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

3. dragnoun

   something tedious and boring

   "peeling potatoes is a drag"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

4. dragnoun

   clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

   "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

5. puff, drag, pullnoun

   a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

   "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

   Synonyms:
   hassock, comforter, powderpuff, pulling, clout, comfort, wrench, twist, quilt, pull, puff, retarding force, pouffe, blow, whiff, ottoman, puff of air

6. dragverb

   the act of dragging (pulling with force)

   "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

   Synonyms:
   pull, puff, retarding force

7. dragverb

   pull, as against a resistance

   "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

   Synonyms:
   draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

8. haul, hale, cart, dragverb

   draw slowly or heavily

   "haul stones"; "haul nets"

   Synonyms:
   draw, puff, tangle, force, haul, pressure, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, coerce, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, squeeze, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

9. embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inverb

   force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

   "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

   Synonyms:
   swing, sail, swing out, mat, entangle, espouse, get behind, snarl, scuff, hale, sweep up, embrace, span, adopt, brush, drag out, tangle, hang back, trail, cart, puff, sweep, dishevel, traverse, broom, ravel, drag on, dredge, drop back, drag in, draw, cross, tousle, drop behind, embroil, haul, knot

10. dragverb

    move slowly and as if with great effort

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

11. drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop backverb

    to lag or linger behind

    "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

    Synonyms:
    draw, give chase, chase after, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, train, drag out, tail, embroil, dredge, dog, shack, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, go after, sweep, track, tag, chase, cart, hang back, drop behind

12. puff, drag, drawverb

    suck in or take (air)

    "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

    Synonyms:
    tie, get, puff out, suck up, puff up, attract, get behind, thread, quarter, imbibe, scuff, hale, chuff, guide, whiff, describe, sweep up, suck, pull in, draw in, delineate, draw and quarter, make, soak up, cast, tangle, hang back, get out, take out, trail, cart, pull back, sop up, puff, sweep, reap, heave, pass, huff, gasp, depict, blow up, take in, string, drag on, dredge, drop back, withdraw, drag in, pull out, draw, pant, disembowel, line, run, force, trace, absorb, drop behind, draw off, pull, embroil, haul, take up, drag out, eviscerate

13. dragverb

    use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu

    "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

14. scuff, dragverb

    walk without lifting the feet

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

15. dredge, dragverb

    search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

16. dragverb

    persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

    "He dragged me away from the television set"

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

17. drag, drag on, drag outverb

    proceed for an extended period of time

    "The speech dragged on for two hours"

    Synonyms:
    draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, hang back, drop behind

Matched Categories

1. • Clothing
   • Impediment
   • Involve
   • Lag
   • Move
   • Persuade
   • Proceed
   • Pull
   • Resistance
   • Search
   • Shuffle
   • Tediousness

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1. hauling

   exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself

   she hauled the laden basket up the slope

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   draw, pull, haul, tug

2. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   trail, be drawn along

3. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   linger, move slowly, make slow progress

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1. dragnoun

   Synonyms:
   dragging, dragnet, harrow, skid, clog, impediment, obstacle

2. dragverb

   Synonyms:
   haul, trail, tug, pull, break, harrow

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1. List of paraphrases for "drag":

   dragging, towed, trawl, trawling, carry-over, tramp, puff, slut, tow, transvestite

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1. Jessy Patterson:

   It definitely made me get it faster than I would if I didn't drag my feet on it.

2. Mo Brooks:

   We're well ahead because my reputation is pretty well established in the minds of most Alabama voters. And so they're going to have to drag me down, if I'm able to withstand those negative attack ads … if we get the truth out in response to those attack ads, and the public can look at the attack words and our words, they'll fairly quickly discern who's telling the truth and who is not.

3. Michelle Main:

   Labels: I will only help someone when they want support to help themselves, I will not help someone that turns their back on morals and thinks about only themselves. Help requires only yourself: I will no longer drag someone screaming and shouting. Because I know its the right thing that you should be doing. Your failures aren't mine, but my positiveness was to share to benefit everyone. Wearable Society

4. Vishnu Varathan:

   This is going to drag on until they can all come to the table and agree to even the playing field. But the unpredictability of the situation continues to rattle the markets.

5. Barber B. Conable, Jr:

   I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.