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drag
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
From Middle English draggen (“to drag”), early Middle English dragen (“to draw, carry”), confluence of Old English dragan (“to drag, draw, draw oneself, go, protract”) and Old Norse draga (“to draw, attract”); both from Proto-Germanic *dragan? (“to draw, drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?reg?- (“to draw, drag”). Verb sense influenced due to association with the noun drag (“that which is hauled or dragged”), related to Low German dragge (“a drag-anchor, grapnel”). Cognate with Danish drægge (“to dredge”), Danish drage (“to draw, attract”), Swedish dragga (“to drag, drag anchor, sweep”), Swedish draga (“to draw, go”), Icelandic draga (“to drag, pull”). Doublet of draw.
Noun
drag (countable and uncountable, plural drags)
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- December 24, 1865, James David Forbes, letter to Dr. Symonds
- My lectures […] were only a pleasure to me, and no drag.
- December 24, 1865, James David Forbes, letter to Dr. Symonds
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats. [from mid-18th c.]
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
- Alcee Arobin and Mrs. Highcamp called for her one bright afternoon in Arobin's drag.
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
- (countable, slang) Street, as in 'main drag'. [from mid-19th c.]
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- c. 1800, William Hazlitt, My First Acquaintance with Poets
- Had a drag in his walk.
- c. 1800, William Hazlitt, My First Acquaintance with Poets
- Witch house music. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months
- 1869, A Merchant. Editor: Frank Henderson, Six Years in the Prisons of England
- The copper knew I did that job, and had me up on suspicion some time after, and gave me a drag (three months) over it. The next bit I did was a 'sixer' (six months), and I escaped from prison in about three weeks after I got it.
- 1869, A Merchant. Editor: Frank Henderson, Six Years in the Prisons of England
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
drag (third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged or (dialectal) drug)
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- a. 1732', John Gay, epistle to a Lady
- Long, open panegyric drags at best.
- a. 1732', John Gay, epistle to a Lady
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- have dragged a lingering life
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- 1883, William Clark Russell, Sailor’s Language:A collection of Sea-terms and Their Definitions
- A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her.
- 1883, William Clark Russell, Sailor’s Language:A collection of Sea-terms and Their Definitions
- (computing) To operate a mouse or similar device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- 2012, David Ornstein, BBC Sport, "Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham" [2], November 17
- Arsenal were struggling for any sort of rhythm and Aaron Lennon dragged an effort inches wide as Tottenham pressed for a second.
- 2012, David Ornstein, BBC Sport, "Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham" [2], November 17
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- Synonym: harrow
- (figuratively) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- while I dragged my brains for such a song
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- Synonyms: criticize; see also Thesaurus:criticize
Derived terms
- drag and drop
- drag one's feet
- draggle
- dragline
- updrag
- what the cat dragged in
Related terms
- dragnet
Translations
See also
- (call attention to the flaws of): read
Etymology 2
Possibly from English drag (“to pull along a surface”) because of the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor, or from Yiddish ??????? (trogn, “to wear”)
Noun
drag (usually uncountable, plural drags)
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.]
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing. [from early 20th c.]
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
Derived terms
- (women's clothing worn by men): drag daughter, drag king, drag queen, drag show
- (any type of clothing): lally-drags
- drab
Translations
Verb
drag (third-person singular simple present drags, present participle dragging, simple past and past participle dragged)
- To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
References
- Flight, 1913, p. 126 attributing to Archibald Low
- Michael Quinion (2004) , “Drag”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, ?ISBN
Anagrams
- Gard, Grad, darg, gard, grad
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb dra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dr???/
Noun
drag n (definite singular draget, indefinite plural drag, definite plural draga)
- a pull, drag (the act of pulling, dragging)
- Han tok eit drag av sigaretten.
- He took a drag from his cigarette.
- Han tok eit drag av sigaretten.
- hang (capability)
- Eg tek til å få draget på dette.
- I am starting to get the hang of this.
- Eg tek til å få draget på dette.
- feature (e.g. facial features)
Derived terms
- vinddrag
References
- “drag” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English drug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drak/
Noun
drag m inan
- (slang) drug, recreational drug
- Synonym: narkotyk
Declension
Further reading
- drag in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- drag in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Bulgarian ???? (drag), from Proto-Slavic *dorg?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dra?]
Adjective
drag m or n (feminine singular drag?, masculine plural dragi, feminine and neuter plural drage)
- dear
Usage notes
This word can be used as a term of address, in the same way as "dear", "honey", and "sweetie" are used in English.
Declension
Derived terms
- dragoste
- dr?g?la?
- dr?gu?
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dorg?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drâ??/
Adjective
dr?g (definite dr?g?, comparative dr?ž?, Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- dear
Declension
Related terms
- dražestan
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dorg?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drá?k/
Adjective
dr?g (comparative dr?žji, superlative n?jdr?žji)
- dear (loved; lovable)
- expensive
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “drag”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
drag n
- feature, trait, characteristic
- lure, trolling spoon
- (chess) move, stroke
Declension
See also
- dra
Verb
drag
- imperative of draga.
Anagrams
- grad
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coast
English
Etymology
From Middle English coste, cooste (“rib", also "shore”), from Old French coste, from Latin costa (“rib, side, edge”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: k?st, IPA(key): /ko?st/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?st, IPA(key): /k??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Noun
coast (plural coasts)
- The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]
- The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.
- (obsolete) The side or edge of something. [15th-18th c.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Isaac Newton to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A region of land; a district or country. [14th-17th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale (translator), Bible, Matthew 2
- Then Herod perceavynge that he was moocked off the wyse men, was excedynge wroth, and sent forth and slue all the chyldren that were in bethleem, and in all the costes thereof […]
- P. Crescentius, in his lib. 1 de agric. cap. 5, is very copious in this subject, how a house should be wholesomely sited, in a good coast, good air, wind, etc.
- 1526, William Tyndale (translator), Bible, Matthew 2
- (obsolete) A region of the air or heavens. [14th-17th c.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III iii
- the learned Merlin, well could tell, / Vnder what coast of heauen the man did dwell […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III iii
Hypernyms
- (edge of land meeting an ocean, sea, gulf, or bay): shore, shoreline
Hyponyms
- (edge of land meeting an ocean, sea, gulf, or bay): oceanfront, seashore
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
coast (third-person singular simple present coasts, present participle coasting, simple past and past participle coasted)
- (intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.
- 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
- The Ancients coasted only in their Navigations.
- 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
- (intransitive) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- (intransitive, obsolete) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To conduct along a coast or river bank.
- The Indians […] coasted me a long the river.
- (US, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
Translations
Anagrams
- Ascot, Casto, Coats, Costa, Cotas, Sacto, Tosca, ascot, catso, coats, costa, octas, scato-, scoat, tacos
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