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Nouns (4)

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

n. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

n. 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"

Verbs (15)

drag

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

drag

v. move the pointer of the mouse when pressing the mouse button

dredge

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

scuff

v. walk without lifting the feet

draw, puff

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

draw, shlep, pull along

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

haul, cart

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

trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (126)

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

drag, trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

edge, inch

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

slog, plod, footslog

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

trudge, pad, plod

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

tramp, travel on foot

v. travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"

exhale, expire, breathe out, expel air

v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

puff, huff

v. blow hard

puff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

sigh, heave a sigh, utter a sigh

v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

fume, fumigate

v. treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

smoulder, smolder, burn slowly

v. burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"

move, displace, make move

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

tug

v. tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

tug, lug, tote, lug along, tote along

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

jerk, hitch, buck

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

heave, heft, heave up, heft up

v. lift or elevate

move, displace, make move

freight

v. transport commercially as cargo

carry, transport

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

haul

v. transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market"

transport, ship, send

v. transport commercially

tow, drag behind

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

trawl, fish with trawlers

v. fish with trawlers

tug, lug, tote, lug along, tote along

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

jerk, hitch, buck

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

heave, heft, heave up, heft up

v. lift or elevate

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

tag, chase, track, dog, tail, trail, go after, chase after

v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

stalk, haunt

v. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

drag, scuff

v. walk without lifting the feet

edge, inch

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

slog, plod, footslog

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

Synonyms (6)

sweep, tangle, sweep up, involve, embroil, drag in

v. engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

Antonyms (4)

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

drag

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