drag

the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"

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"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

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"; "draw on a cigarette"

use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

walk without lifting the feet

search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"

proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"