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Meaning of drag – Learner’s Dictionary

drag
verb
uk
/dræɡ/ us
present participle dragging | past tense and past participle dragged
drag sth/sb across/along/over, etc
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B2
to pull something or someone along the ground somewhere, usually with difficulty:
The table was too heavy to lift, so we had to drag it across the room.
drag sb along/out/to, etc
to make someone go somewhere they do not want to go:
She dragged me to the mall to look at shoes.
I have to drag myself out of bed every morning.

drag verb (COMPUTER)

B1
to move something somewhere on a computer screen using a mouse (= small computer control)

drag verb (TIME)

to continue for too much time in a boring way:
The negotiations dragged on for months.
See also
drag your feet (foot)

Phrasal verbs

drag sb down
drag sb into sth
drag sth out
drag
noun
uk
/dræɡ/ us
in drag informal
If a man is in drag, he is wearing women's clothes.
be a drag informal
to be boring and unpleasant:
Cleaning the house is such a drag.
[ C ]
the action of breathing in smoke from a cigarette:
He took a drag on his cigarette.

(Definition of drag from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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in Chinese (Traditional)
拉, 拖，拉，拽，牽引, 硬拖，硬拉，硬拽…
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拉, 拖，拉，拽，牵引, 硬拖，硬拉，硬拽…
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arrastrar, alargarse, arrastre…
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arrastar, arrastar-se, arrasto…
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ओढत नेणे, ओढणे, ड्रॅग…
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（人、物）を引きずる, （コンピュータ）アイコンをドラッグする, ～が長引く…
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bilgisayarda mouse ile bir şeyi alıp taşımak, sıkıcı bir şekilde uzayıp gitmek, uzadıkça uzamak…
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traîner, traîner en longueur, tirer…
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arrossegar, allargar-se…
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sleuren, slepen, dreggen…
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ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் இழுப்பதன் மூலம் எதையாவது நகர்த்த, பொதுவாக தரையில், யாரையாவது எங்காவது செல்ல வைக்க அவர்கள் செல்ல விரும்பவில்லை…
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घसीटना, खींचना, किसी को उसकी नापसंद जगह पर खींच कर ले जाना…
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ખેંચવું, ઘસડાવું, ખેંચો…
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trække, slæbe, trække vod…
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släpa, dra, dragga…
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tarik, heret, seret…
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schleppen, schleifen, (mit einem Schleppnetz) absuchen…
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dra, dra med (seg), henge…
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کھینچنا, گھسیٹنا, کسی کو کسی جگہ سےہٹانا…
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тягти, волочити, буксирувати…
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передвигать что-либо на мониторе с помощью мыши, затягиваться, тянуться…
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లాగడం, లాక్కెలడం, మౌస్ ను వాడి ఒక వస్తువును కంప్యూటర్ లో కదపడం…
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يَجُرّ, يَسْحَب, يَسْحَب (عَلى شاشة الحاسوب)…
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টানা, একটি পৃষ্ঠ বরাবর টেনে কিছু সরানো, কাউকে এমন জায়গায় নিয়ে যাওয়া যেখানে তারা যেতে চায় না…
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(vy)táhnout, táhnout, vléci se…
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menyeret, menyeret-nyeret, memeriksa…
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ดึง, ลาก, ลากพื้น…
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lôi kéo, kéo lê, lê…
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przeciągać (myszką ), wlec się, sztach…
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끌다, (컴퓨터 마우스를) 드래그 하다, 질질 끌다…
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trascinare, trascinarsi, protrarsi…
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