Synonyms and Antonyms of drag

synonym (synonym of drag)

  • (noun.phenomenon)
    retarding force
    the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • (noun.act)
    puff, pull
    a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    cart, hale, haul
    draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle
    force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail
    to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    draw, puff
    suck in or take (air) (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    scuff
    walk without lifting the feet (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    dredge
    search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.change)
    drag on, drag out
    proceed for an extended period of time (verb.change)
     

also (also)

hypernym (drag IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)
    aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake
    the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing (noun.act)
     
  • clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man) (noun.artifact)
    article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body (noun.artifact)
     
  • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)
    involve
    engage as a participant (verb.stative)
     
  • move slowly and as if with great effort (verb.motion)
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
     
  • persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting (verb.communication)
    persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm (verb.communication)
     
  • proceed for an extended period of time (verb.change)
    go, proceed
    follow a certain course (verb.change)
     
  • pull, as against a resistance (verb.contact)
    draw, force, pull
    cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)
     
  • search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost (verb.contact)
    look for, search, seek
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (verb.contact)
     
  • something tedious and boring (noun.attribute)
    tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness
    dullness owing to length or slowness (noun.attribute)
     
  • something that slows or delays progress (noun.cognition)
    balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)
     
  • suck in or take (air) (verb.consumption)
    breathe in, inhale, inspire
    draw in (air) (verb.body)
     
  • the act of dragging (pulling with force) (noun.act)
    pull, pulling
    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you (noun.act)
     
  • the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid (noun.phenomenon)
    resistance
    any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)
    dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)
     
  • use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu (verb.motion)
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • walk without lifting the feet (verb.motion)
    scuffle, shamble, shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet (verb.motion)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF drag relation)

  • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)
    toke
    a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette (noun.act)
     
  • draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact)
    bouse, bowse
    haul with a tackle (verb.contact)
     
  • pull, as against a resistance (verb.contact)
    pull along, schlep, shlep
    pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    trail, train
    drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground (verb.contact)
     
  • the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid (noun.phenomenon)
    sonic barrier, sound barrier
    the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • (noun.phenomenon)
    windage
    the retarding force of air friction on a moving object (noun.phenomenon)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)
    smoke, smoking
    the act of smoking tobacco or other substances (noun.act)
     

entail (entailment relations of drag)

  • suck in or take (air) (verb.consumption)
    smoke
    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption)
     

derivation (.... is derived from drag)

  • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)
    puff, whiff
    smoke and exhale strongly (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    drag, draw, puff
    suck in or take (air) (verb.consumption)
     
  • draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact)
    draw, haul, haulage
    the act of drawing or hauling something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    hauling, truckage, trucking
    the activity of transporting goods by truck (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    dragger, trawler
    a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.person)
    hauler, haulier
    a haulage contractor (noun.person)
     
  • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)
    embroilment, imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation (noun.state)
     
  • pull, as against a resistance (verb.contact)
    dragger, puller, tugger
    someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something (noun.person)
     
  • search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost (verb.contact)
    dredge
    a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed (noun.artifact)
     
  • suck in or take (air) (verb.consumption)
    drag, puff, pull
    a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)
     
  • the act of dragging (pulling with force) (noun.act)
    drag
    pull, as against a resistance (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    cart, drag, hale, haul
    draw slowly or heavily (verb.contact)
     
  • to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)
    dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer
    someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)
     
  • walk without lifting the feet (verb.motion)
    scuff
    the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    scuffer
    a lightweight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults (noun.artifact)
     

domain usage (drag is used in .... domain)

  • something tedious and boring (noun.attribute)
    colloquialism
    a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)
     
synonym also hypernym hyponym part meronym entail derivation retarding force puff cart hale drag in embroil drag in embroil sweep sweep up tangle pull pulling aspiration breathing in article of clothing clothing toke sonic barrier windage pull along trail train smoke smoking smoke cart puff whiff draw pull
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. retarding force . puff, pull . cart, hale, haul . drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle . drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail . draw, puff . scuff . dredge . drag on, drag out . drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle . aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake . article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable . involve . go, locomote, move, travel . persuade . go, proceed . draw, force, pull . look for, search, seek . tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness . balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment . breathe in, inhale, inspire . pull, pulling . resistance . dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag . displace, move . scuffle, shamble, shuffle . toke . bouse, bowse . pull along, schlep, shlep . trail, train . sonic barrier, sound barrier . windage . smoke, smoking . smoke . puff, whiff . drag, draw, puff . draw, haul, haulage . hauling, truckage, trucking . dragger, trawler . hauler, haulier . embroilment, imbroglio . dragger, puller, tugger . dredge . drag, puff, pull . drag . cart, drag, hale, haul . dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer . scuff . scuffer . colloquialism


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