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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"

drag

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

drag

v. 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"

drag

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

dredge

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

scuff

v. walk without lifting the feet

puff, draw

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

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

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

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freight

v. transport commercially as cargo

carry

v. transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"

haul

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

ship

v. place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"

tow

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

trawl

v. fish with trawlers

lug, tote, tug

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

buck, jerk, hitch

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, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

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, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back

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

edge

v. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

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

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

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

v. cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"

exhale, expire, breathe out

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

pant, puff, gasp, heave

v. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

puff, whiff

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, suspire

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

fumigate, fume

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

smolder, smoulder

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

follow

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

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

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

stalk

v. go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"

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

scuff, drag

v. walk without lifting the feet

edge

v. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

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

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

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

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press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

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