Dictionary definition · drag
noun
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- something that slows or delays progress"taxation is a drag on the economy"
- something tedious and boring"peeling potatoes is a drag"
- 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"
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)"he took a puff on his pipe"
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)"the drag up the hill exhausted him"
verb
- pull, as against a resistance"He dragged the big suitcase behind him"
- draw slowly or heavily"haul stones"
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action"They were swept up by the events"
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- to lag or linger behind"But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
- suck in or take (air)"draw a deep breath"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).