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Drag Dragged I Dræɡ Chair Bed Sack Heavy

Word drag
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / dræɡ / NAmE / dræɡ /
Example
  • 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.
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drag

(verb)BrE / dræɡ / NAmE / dræɡ /
  1. to pull somebody/something 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.
    • Pull the chair nearer the table.
    • They use oxen to pull their carts.
    • The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it.
    • I drew my chair closer to the fire.
    • a horse-drawn carriage
    • Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
    • Our car was towed away by the police.
    • She tried to escape but he tugged her back.
  2. to move yourself slowly and with effort
    • I managed to drag myself out of bed.
    • She always drags behind when we walk anywhere.
  3. to persuade somebody 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.
  4. to pass very slowly
    • see also drag on
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drag-on
    • Time dragged terribly.
    • The meeting really dragged.
  5. to move, or make something move, partly touching the ground
    • This dress is too long—it drags on the ground when I walk.
    • He was dragging his coat in the mud.
  6. to search the bottom of a river, lake, etc. with nets or hooks
    • They dragged the canal for the murder weapon.
  7. to move some text, an icon, etc. across the screen of a computer using the mouse
    • Click on the file and drag it across.
  8. to be deliberately slow in doing something or in making a decision
    • related noun foot-dragging
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foot-dragging
  9. to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people
  10. Extra Examples

    • He dragged himself back home.
    • She dragged her eyes away from his.
    • She managed to drag him clear of the wreckage.
    • Some legal disputes drag on endlessly.
    • The afternoon really dragged.
    • They dragged her into the kitchen.
    • Dogs drag the sledges for hundreds of miles across the snow.
    • He managed to drag himself away from the crowd of reporters.
    • I dragged myself out of bed and got a glass of water.
    • I know you like hanging out in the mall, but I don’t know why you have to drag me with you.
    • I’m sorry to drag you all this way in the heat.
    • It’s time you dragged yourself away from that computer!
    • My parents used to drag me to piano lessons when I was a kid.
    • Police dragged protesters away from the embassy entrance.
    • She dragged herself up the stairs by the banister.
    • The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it.
    • They dragged him from the bed.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they drag
    • he / she / it drags
    • past simple dragged
    • past participle dragged
    • -ing form dragging

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old English dragan or Old Norse draga ‘to draw’; the noun partly from Middle Low German dragge ‘grapnel, a grappling hook’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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