drag

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To move slowly.
  3. Verb.  To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
  4. Verb.  (computing) To move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.
  5. Verb.  To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
  6. Verb.  To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
  7. Noun.  (uncountable) Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
  8. Noun.  (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
  9. Noun.  A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body.
  10. Noun.  A puff on a cigarette or joint.
  11. Noun.  (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating.
  12. Noun.  (countable, slang) Someone or something that is disappointing.
  13. Noun.  (uncountable, slang) Women’s clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.(defdate, from late 18th c.) .
  14. Noun.  (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture (corporate drag).
  15. Noun.  (slang) Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. (defdate, from mid-18th c.) .
  16. Noun.  (slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. (defdate, from mid-19th c.) .
  17. Noun.  The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents, that is, "to run a drag.".

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