drag

Sense 1 noun

the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

Sense 2 verb

pull, as against a resistance

He dragged the big suitcase behind him

Sense 3 noun

something that slows or delays progress

taxation is a drag on the economy

Sense 4 verb

draw slowly or heavily

haul stones

Sense 5 noun

something tedious and boring

peeling potatoes is a drag

Sense 6 verb

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

They were swept up by the events

Sense 7 noun

clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

he went to the party dressed in drag

Sense 8 verb

move slowly and as if with great effort

Sense 9 noun

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

he took a puff on his pipe

Sense 10 verb

to lag or linger behind

But in so many other areas we still are dragging

Sense 11 noun

the act of dragging (pulling with force)

the drag up the hill exhausted him

Sense 12 verb

suck in or take (air)

draw a deep breath

Sense 13 verb

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

Sense 14 verb

walk without lifting the feet

Sense 15 verb

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

Sense 16 verb

persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

He dragged me away from the television set

Sense 17 verb

proceed for an extended period of time

The speech dragged on for two hours