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dragging


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  drag 
 
  2  of  11  senses  of  drag 
 
  Sense  1 
  drag 
  =>  shlep,  schlep,  pull  along 
  =>  trail,  train 
 
  Sense  2 
  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag 
  =>  bowse,  bouse 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  drag 
 
  2  of  11  senses  of  drag 
 
  Sense  1 
  drag 
  =>  shlep,  schlep,  pull  along 
  =>  tow 
  =>  trail 
  =>  tug 
  =>  trail,  train 
 
  Sense  2 
  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag 
  =>  bowse,  bouse 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  drag 
 
  1  of  11  senses  of  drag 
 
  Sense  6 
  puff,  drag,  draw 
  =>  smoke 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  drag 
 
  11  senses  of  drag 
 
  Sense  1 
  drag 
  =>  pull  draw,  force 
  Also  See->  drag  in#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag 
  =>  pull  draw,  force 
 
  Sense  3 
  embroil,  tangle,  sweep,  sweep  up  drag,  drag  in 
  =>  involve 
 
  Sense  4 
  drag 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  5 
  drag,  trail,  get  behind,  hang  back  drop  behind 
  =>  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind 
 
  Sense  6 
  puff,  drag,  draw 
  =>  inhale,  breathe  in 
 
  Sense  7 
  drag 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  8 
  scuff,  drag 
  =>  shuffle,  scuffle,  shamble 
 
  Sense  9 
  dredge,  drag 
  =>  search,  seek,  look  for 
 
  Sense  10 
  drag 
  =>  persuade 
 
  Sense  11 
  drag,  drag  on  drag  out 
  =>  proceed,  go 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  drag 
 
  drag  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  11) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  drag 
 
  Sense  1 
  drag 
  =>  pull  draw,  force 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag 
  =>  pull  draw,  force 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  embroil,  tangle,  sweep,  sweep  up  drag,  drag  in 
  =>  involve 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  drag 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  drag,  trail,  get  behind,  hang  back  drop  behind 
  =>  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  puff,  drag,  draw 
  =>  inhale,  breathe  in 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  drag 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  scuff,  drag 
  =>  shuffle,  scuffle,  shamble 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  dredge,  drag 
  =>  search,  seek,  look  for 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  drag 
  =>  persuade 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  drag,  drag  on  drag  out 
  =>  proceed,  go 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  drag 
 
  The  verb  drag  has  11  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  drag  --  (pull,  as  against  a  resistance;  "He  dragged  the  big  suitcase  behind  him";  "These  worries  were  dragging  at  him") 
  2.  (13)  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag  --  (draw  slowly  or  heavily;  "haul  stones";  "haul  nets") 
  3.  (1)  embroil,  tangle,  sweep,  sweep  up  drag,  drag  in  --  (force  into  some  kind  of  situation,  condition,  or  course  of  action  "They  were  swept  up  by  the  events";  "don't  drag  me  into  this  business") 
  4.  (1)  drag  --  (move  slowly  and  as  if  with  great  effort) 
  5.  (1)  drag,  trail,  get  behind,  hang  back  drop  behind  --  (to  lag  or  linger  behind:  "But  in  so  many  other  areas  we  still  are  dragging.") 
  6.  (1)  puff,  drag,  draw  --  (suck  in  or  take  as  of  air;  "draw  a  deep  breath";  draw  on  a  cigarette") 
  7.  drag  --  (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") 
  8.  scuff,  drag  --  (walk  without  lifting  the  feet) 
  9.  dredge,  drag  --  (search  (as  the  bottom  of  a  body  of  water)  for  something  valuable  or  lost) 
  10.  drag  --  (persuade  to  to  come  away  from  something  attractive  or  interesting;  "He  dragged  me  away  from  the  television  set") 
  11.  drag,  drag  on  drag  out  --  (proceed  for  an  extended  period  of  time;  "The  speech  dragged  on  for  two  hours") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dragging 
 
  The  adj  dragging  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dragging  --  (marked  by  a  painfully  slow  and  effortful  manner;  "it  was  a  strange  dragging  approach";  "years  of  dragging  war") 
  2.  dragging  --  (passing  painfully  or  tediously  slowly;  "the  dragging  minutes") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dragging 
 
  2  senses  of  dragging 
 
  Sense  1 
  dragging 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  effortful)  ->  effortless 
 
  Sense  2 
  dragging 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  slow)  ->  fast 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dragging 
 
  2  senses  of  dragging 
 
  Sense  1 
  dragging 
  =>  effortful  (vs.  effortless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  dragging 
  =>  slow  (vs.  fast) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dragging 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dragging 
 
  dragging  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dragging 
  dragging 
 
  Overview  of  verb  drag 
 
  The  verb  drag  has  11  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  drag  --  (pull,  as  against  a  resistance;  "He  dragged  the  big  suitcase  behind  him";  "These  worries  were  dragging  at  him") 
  2.  (13)  haul,  hale,  cart,  drag  --  (draw  slowly  or  heavily;  "haul  stones";  "haul  nets") 
  3.  (1)  embroil,  tangle,  sweep,  sweep  up  drag,  drag  in  --  (force  into  some  kind  of  situation,  condition,  or  course  of  action  "They  were  swept  up  by  the  events";  "don't  drag  me  into  this  business") 
  4.  (1)  drag  --  (move  slowly  and  as  if  with  great  effort) 
  5.  (1)  drag,  trail,  get  behind,  hang  back  drop  behind  --  (to  lag  or  linger  behind:  "But  in  so  many  other  areas  we  still  are  dragging.") 
  6.  (1)  puff,  drag,  draw  --  (suck  in  or  take  as  of  air;  "draw  a  deep  breath";  draw  on  a  cigarette") 
  7.  drag  --  (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") 
  8.  scuff,  drag  --  (walk  without  lifting  the  feet) 
  9.  dredge,  drag  --  (search  (as  the  bottom  of  a  body  of  water)  for  something  valuable  or  lost) 
  10.  drag  --  (persuade  to  to  come  away  from  something  attractive  or  interesting;  "He  dragged  me  away  from  the  television  set") 
  11.  drag,  drag  on  drag  out  --  (proceed  for  an  extended  period  of  time;  "The  speech  dragged  on  for  two  hours") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dragging 
 
  The  adj  dragging  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dragging  --  (marked  by  a  painfully  slow  and  effortful  manner;  "it  was  a  strange  dragging  approach";  "years  of  dragging  war") 
  2.  dragging  --  (passing  painfully  or  tediously  slowly;  "the  dragging  minutes") 



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