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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
