Draw vs. Drag
Drawverb
(heading) To move or develop something.
Drawverb
To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.
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To deduce or infer.
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(intransitive) (of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase.
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(transitive) To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and receive from a fund, etc.
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To take into the lungs; to inhale.
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(used with prepositions and adverbs) To move; to come or go.
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(transitive) To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.
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To withdraw.
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(archaic) To draw up (a document).
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(heading) To exert or experience force.
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(transitive) To drag, pull.
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(intransitive) To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling.
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To pull out (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth).
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To undergo the action of pulling or dragging.
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(archery) To pull back the bowstring and its arrow in preparation for shooting.
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(of curtains, etc.) To close.
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(of curtains, etc.) To open.
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(cards) To take the top card of a deck into hand.
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To remove or separate or displace.
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To extract a liquid, or cause a liquid to come out, primarily water or blood.
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To drain by emptying; to suck dry.
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(figurative) To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
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To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.
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To work as an epispastic; said of a blister, poultice, etc.
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To have a draught; to transmit smoke, gases, etc.
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(analogous) To consume, for example, power.
Drawverb
(heading) To change in size or shape.
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To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch.
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(intransitive) To become contracted; to shrink.
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(heading) To attract or be attracted.
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To attract.
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To induce a reticent person to speak.
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(hunting) To search for game.
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To cause.
Drawverb
(intransitive) To exert an attractive force; (figurative) to act as an inducement or enticement.
Drawverb
(Usually as draw on or draw upon): to rely on; utilize as a source.
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To disembowel.
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To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
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A random selection process.
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To select by the drawing of lots.
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(transitive) To win in a lottery or similar game of chance.
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(poker) To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. See also draw out.
Drawverb
(curling) To make a shot that lands in the house without hitting another stone.
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(cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
Drawverb
(golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
Drawverb
(billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
Drawnoun
The result of a contest in which neither side has won; a tie.
Drawnoun
The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
Drawnoun
Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
Drawnoun
(cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie.
Drawnoun
(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
Drawnoun
(curling) A shot that lands in the house without hitting another stone.
Drawnoun
(geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
Drawnoun
(colloquial) Cannabis.
Drawnoun
In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
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(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
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(archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
Drawnoun
(sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
Drawverb
To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
Drawverb
To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to exercise an attracting force upon; to call towards itself; to attract; hence, to entice; to allure; to induce.
Drawverb
To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from a cask or well, etc.
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To pull from a sheath, as a sword.
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To remove the contents of
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To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
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To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.
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To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.
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To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.
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To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire.
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To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw money from a bank.
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To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to produce, as a sketch, figure, or picture.
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To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture of; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to represent by words; to depict; to describe.
Drawverb
To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.
Drawverb
To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating; - said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of water.
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To withdraw.
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To trace by scent; to track; - a hunting term.
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To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
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To leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game was drawn.
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To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well.
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To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well.
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To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.
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To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; - said of a blister, poultice, etc.
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To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.
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To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.
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To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures.
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To become contracted; to shrink.
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To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; - with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, draw nigh, or draw towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect.
Drawverb
To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; - usually with on or upon.
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To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily.
Drawverb
To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.
Drawnoun
The act of drawing; draught.
Drawnoun
A lot or chance to be drawn.
Drawnoun
the act of drawing a lot or chance.
Drawnoun
A drawn game or battle, etc; a tied game; a tie.
Drawnoun
That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Drawnoun
The result of drawing, or state of being drawn;
Drawnoun
That which is drawn or is subject to drawing.
Drawnoun
a gully that is shallower than a ravine
Drawnoun
an entertainer who attracts large audiences;
Drawnoun
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided;
Drawnoun
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
Drawnoun
a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack;
Drawnoun
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
Drawnoun
(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
Drawnoun
poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer;
Drawnoun
the act of drawing or hauling something;
Drawverb
cause to move along the ground by pulling;
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get or derive;
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make a mark or lines on a surface;
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make, formulate, or derive in the mind;
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bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover;
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represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface;
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take liquid out of a container or well;
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give a description of;
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select or take in from a given group or region;
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elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.;
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suck in or take (air);
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move or go steadily or gradually;
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remove (a commodity) from (a supply source);
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choose at random;
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in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
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bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition;
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cause to flow;
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write a legal document or paper;
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engage in drawing;
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move or pull so as to cover or uncover something;
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allow a draft;
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require a specified depth for floating;
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pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him;
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take in, also metaphorically;
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direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes;
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thread on or as if on a string;
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pull back the sling of (a bow);
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guide or pass over something;
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finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
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contract;
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reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die;
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steep; pass through a strainer;
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remove the entrails of;
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flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching;
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cause to localize at one point;
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produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.
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produce an image of (someone or something) by making lines and marks on paper
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trace or produce (a line or mark) on a surface
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pull or drag (something such as a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind
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pull or move (something) in a specified direction
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gently pull or guide (someone) in a specified direction
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move somewhere in a slow steady way
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come to or arrive at a point in time or in a process
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pull (curtains) shut or open
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make (wire) by pulling a piece of metal through successively smaller holes.
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extract (an object) from a container or receptacle
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take or obtain (liquid) from a container or receptacle
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run (a bath)
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obtain something from (a particular source)
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select (a ticket or name) randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.
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use (one's experience, talents, or skills) as a resource
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obtain or withdraw (money) from a bank or other source
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search (cover) for game
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(of the declarer) force the defenders to play (cards in a particular suit) by leading cards in that suit
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suck smoke from (a cigarette or pipe)
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(of a chimney, flue, or fire) allow air to flow in and upwards freely, so that a fire can burn
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take in (a breath)
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(of tea) be left standing so that the flavour is extracted from the leaves
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disembowel
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be the cause of (a specified response)
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attract (someone) to come to a place or an event
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induce (someone) to reveal or do something
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direct or attract (someone's attention) to something
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reach (a conclusion) by deduction or inference from a set of circumstances
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formulate or perceive (a comparison or distinction)
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select (a ticket or name) randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.
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finish (a contest or game) with an even score
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(in bowls) cause (a bowl) to travel in a curve determined by its bias to the desired point.
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hit (the ball) so that it deviates slightly, usually as a result of spin
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(of a ship) require (a specified depth of water) to float in
Drawverb
(of a sail) be filled with wind
Drawnoun
an act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.
Drawnoun
a game or contest that ends with the score even
Drawnoun
a game which is left incomplete for lack of time, regardless of the scores.
Drawnoun
a person or thing that is very attractive or interesting
Drawnoun
an act of drawing on a cigarette or cigar
Drawnoun
cannabis
Drawnoun
an act of pulling a gun from its holster in order to shoot
Drawnoun
a shot causing the ball to deviate slightly
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.
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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'.
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(countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents.
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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.
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(metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
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(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.
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Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
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witch house music
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The last position in a line of hikers.
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The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing.
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Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
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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.
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To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
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To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
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To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
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(computing) To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
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(chiefly of a vehicle) To inadvertently rub or scrape on a surface.
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(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.
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(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.
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A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.
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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.
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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.
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The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope.
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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.
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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.
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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
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something that slows or delays progress;
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something tedious and boring;
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clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man);
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a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke);
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the act of dragging (pulling with force);
Dragverb
pull, as against a resistance;
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draw slowly or heavily;
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force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action;
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move slowly and as if with great effort
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to lag or linger behind;
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suck in or take (air);
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use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu;
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walk without lifting the feet
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search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
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persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting;
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proceed for an extended period of time;
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pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty
Dragverb
take (someone) to or from a place or event, despite their reluctance
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go somewhere wearily, reluctantly, or with difficulty
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move (an image or highlighted text) across a computer screen using a tool such as a mouse
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(of a person's clothes or an animal's tail) trail along the ground
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catch hold of and pull (something)
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(of a ship) trail (an anchor) along the seabed, drifting in the process
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(of an anchor) fail to hold, causing a ship or boat to drift
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search the bottom of (a river, lake, or the sea) with grapnels or nets
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(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
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the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object
Dragnoun
a person or thing that impedes progress or development
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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.
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a boring or tiresome person or thing
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an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette
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clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women's clothes worn by a man
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a street or road
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a thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.
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a harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
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an apparatus for dredging or for recovering objects from the bottom of a river or lake.
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another term for dragnet
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a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox.
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a hunt using a drag lure.
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influence over other people
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one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes usually played with the other stick.
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short for drag race
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a private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses.
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a car
