Drag vs. Pull
Dragnoun
(uncountable) Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
Dragnoun
The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
Dragnoun
(countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
Dragnoun
A puff on a cigarette or joint.
Dragnoun
Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
Dragnoun
A type of horse-drawn carriage.
Dragnoun
Street, as in 'main drag'.
Dragnoun
(countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents.
Dragnoun
A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
Dragnoun
A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
Dragnoun
A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
Dragnoun
(metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
Dragnoun
(masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
Dragnoun
(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.
Dragnoun
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.
Dragnoun
A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
Dragnoun
Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
Dragnoun
witch house music
Dragnoun
The last position in a line of hikers.
Dragnoun
The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing.
Dragnoun
Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
Dragnoun
Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
Dragverb
(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
Dragverb
(intransitive) To move slowly.
Dragverb
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
Dragverb
To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
Dragverb
To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
Dragverb
To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
Dragverb
(computing) To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
Dragverb
(chiefly of a vehicle) To inadvertently rub or scrape on a surface.
Dragverb
(soccer) To hit or kick off target.
Dragverb
To fish with a dragnet.
Dragverb
To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
Dragverb
To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
Dragverb
(figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
Dragverb
(slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
Dragverb
To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
Dragnoun
A confection; a comfit; a drug.
Dragnoun
The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.
Dragnoun
A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.
Dragnoun
A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag.
Dragnoun
A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage.
Dragnoun
A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.
Dragnoun
Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See Drag sail (below).
Dragnoun
Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
Dragnoun
The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope.
Dragnoun
A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
Dragnoun
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. See Citation under Drag, v. i., 3.
Dragverb
To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; - applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.
Dragverb
To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag.
Dragverb
To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
Dragverb
To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.
Dragverb
To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
Dragverb
To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
Dragverb
To fish with a dragnet.
Dragnoun
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Dragnoun
something that slows or delays progress;
Dragnoun
something tedious and boring;
Dragnoun
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man);
Dragnoun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke);
Dragnoun
the act of dragging (pulling with force);
Dragverb
pull, as against a resistance;
Dragverb
draw slowly or heavily;
Dragverb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action;
Dragverb
move slowly and as if with great effort
Dragverb
to lag or linger behind;
Dragverb
suck in or take (air);
Dragverb
use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu;
Dragverb
walk without lifting the feet
Dragverb
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Dragverb
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting;
Dragverb
proceed for an extended period of time;
Dragverb
pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty
Dragverb
take (someone) to or from a place or event, despite their reluctance
Dragverb
go somewhere wearily, reluctantly, or with difficulty
Dragverb
move (an image or highlighted text) across a computer screen using a tool such as a mouse
Dragverb
(of a person's clothes or an animal's tail) trail along the ground
Dragverb
catch hold of and pull (something)
Dragverb
(of a ship) trail (an anchor) along the seabed, drifting in the process
Dragverb
(of an anchor) fail to hold, causing a ship or boat to drift
Dragverb
search the bottom of (a river, lake, or the sea) with grapnels or nets
Dragverb
(of time) pass slowly and tediously
Dragverb
(of a process or situation) continue at tedious and unnecessary length
Dragverb
protract something unnecessarily
Dragnoun
the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty
Dragnoun
the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object
Dragnoun
a person or thing that impedes progress or development
Dragnoun
unnatural motion of a fishing fly caused by the pull of the line.
Dragnoun
an iron shoe that can be applied as a brake to the wheel of a cart or wagon.
Dragnoun
a boring or tiresome person or thing
Dragnoun
an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette
Dragnoun
clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women's clothes worn by a man
Dragnoun
a street or road
Dragnoun
a thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
Dragnoun
a harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
Dragnoun
an apparatus for dredging or for recovering objects from the bottom of a river or lake.
Dragnoun
another term for dragnet
Dragnoun
a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox.
Dragnoun
a hunt using a drag lure.
Dragnoun
influence over other people
Dragnoun
one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes usually played with the other stick.
Dragnoun
short for drag race
Dragnoun
a private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses.
Dragnoun
a car
Pullinterjection
(sports) Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.
Pullnoun
An act of pulling (applying force)
Pullnoun
An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
Pullnoun
Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
Pullnoun
Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.
Pullnoun
Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)
Pullnoun
The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
Pullnoun
A journey made by rowing
Pullnoun
(dated) A contest; a struggle.
Pullnoun
Loss or violence suffered.
Pullnoun
(slang) The act of drinking.
Pullnoun
(cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
Pullnoun
(golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
Pullverb
To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
Pullverb
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
Pullverb
To attract or net; to pull in.
Pullverb
To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
Pullverb
To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
Pullverb
(transitive) To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
Pullverb
To do or perform.
Pullverb
(transitive) To retrieve or generate for use.
Pullverb
To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
Pullverb
(intransitive) To row.
Pullverb
(transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
Pullverb
To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
Pullverb
To score a certain amount of points in a sport.
Pullverb
(horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
Pullverb
To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.
Pullverb
To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
Pullverb
(UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
Pullverb
To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
Pullverb
To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
Pullverb
To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
Pullverb
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
Pullverb
To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
Pullverb
To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.
Pullverb
To take or make, as a proof or impression; - hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
Pullverb
To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.
Pullverb
To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
Pullnoun
The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.
Pullnoun
A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.
Pullnoun
A pluck; loss or violence suffered.
Pullnoun
A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
Pullnoun
The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.
Pullnoun
The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.
Pullnoun
Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.
Pullnoun
A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
Pullnoun
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you;
Pullnoun
the force used in pulling;
Pullnoun
special advantage or influence;
Pullnoun
a device used for pulling something;
Pullnoun
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;
Pullnoun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke);
Pullnoun
a sustained effort;
Pullverb
cause to move along the ground by pulling;
Pullverb
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes;
Pullverb
move into a certain direction;
Pullverb
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion;
Pullverb
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
Pullverb
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover;
Pullverb
steer into a certain direction;
Pullverb
strain abnormally;
Pullverb
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense;
Pullverb
operate when rowing a boat;
Pullverb
rein in to keep from winning a race;
Pullverb
tear or be torn violently;
Pullverb
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing;
Pullverb
strip of feathers;
Pullverb
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense;
Pullverb
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for;
Pullverb
take away;
