drag

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-gg-) pull 1 [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] to pull sb/sth along with effort and difficulty: I dragged the chair over to the window. * They dragged her from her bed. * The sack is too heavy to lift-you'll have to drag it. * He quickly dragged a comb through his hair. move slowly 2 [+adv./prep.] to move yourself slowly and with effort: [VN] I managed to drag myself out of bed. * [V] She always drags behind when we walk anywhere. persuade sb to go 3 [VN+adv./prep.] to persuade sb to come or go somewhere they do not really want to come or go to: I'm sorry to drag you all this way in the heat. * The party was so good I couldn't drag myself away. * He came in, dragging his three children behind him. of time 4 [V] (of time or an event) to pass very slowly: Time dragged terribly. * The meeting really dragged. seealsoDRAGON touch ground 5 to move, or make sth move, partly touching the ground: [V] This dress is too long-it drags on the ground when I walk. * [VN] He was dragging his coat in the mud. search river 6 [VN] ~ sth (for sb/sth) to search the bottom of a river, lake, etc. with nets or hooks: They dragged the canal for the missing children. computing 7 [VN+adv./prep.] to move some text, an ICON, etc. across the screen of a computer using the mouse: Click on the file and drag it across. IDIOMS drag your feet / heels to be deliberately slow in doing sth or in making a decision moreatBOOTSTRAP PHRASALVERBS drag sb<->down to make sb feel weak or unhappy: Dwelling on the past only drags you down. drag sb/sth<->down (to sth) to bring sb/sth to a lower social or economic level, a lower standard of behaviour, etc: If he fails, he'll drag us all down with him. drag sth/sb into sth