drag

Related to drag: drag queen, drag coefficient, Drag force

a drag

A person, thing, or task that is tedious or boring. I don't know who invited this guy to the party. He is a such a drag! I know cleaning out the garage is a drag, but it has to be done.
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drag

1. noun A person, thing, or task that is tedious or boring. In this usage, the term is almost always used singularly and preceded by "a." I don't know who invited this guy to the party. He is a such a drag! I know cleaning out the garage is a drag, but it has to be done.
2. noun A street, typically the most prominent street in a small town, often one where businesses, shops, restaurants, etc. are located. We're going to walk down to the main drag and do some shopping for a while. The main drag where I grew up had one traffic light, one gas station, and one diner.
3. noun An instance of inhaling smoke from a cigarette or something else being smoked. Every time you take a drag, you're inhaling dozens of different toxic chemicals.
4. noun The clothing or ensemble worn by one dressing as a member of a different gender, especially in an exaggerated way as part of a performance (e.g. that of a drag queen). I was a little nervous the first time I performed in drag, but I got a great response from the crowd.
5. noun, dated slang The person accompanying one on a date, typically a girl or woman. I heard you're Johnny's drag for the prom.
6. noun, dated slang A dance. I heard you're Johnny's date to the drag tonight.
7. verb To inhale smoke from a cigarette or something else being smoked. Every time you drag on a cigarette, you're inhaling dozens of different toxic chemicals.
8. verb, slang To mock, ridicule, or mistreat. He's getting dragged pretty hard on Twitter today for what he said during that interview.

dragged

Mocked, ridiculed, or mistreated by someone or something. Ugh, dragged by my tarot cards once again—looks like the universe doesn't have anything good in store for me! Dude, if you post that picture on Twitter, you're definitely going to get dragged.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(a) drag

(on someone ) a burden (to someone). I wish you wouldn 't be such a drag on your friends. I don't want to be a drag on the department.

drag

someone or something on(to) something and drag someone or something on*to pull or lead someone or something to a particular place, such as a stage, platform, dance floor, etc. The master of ceremonies dragged her onto the stage for another bow. Then he dragged on the next performer.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

a drag

A tedious experience, a bore, as in After several thousand times, signing your autograph can be a drag. This seemingly modern term was army slang during the Civil War. The allusion probably is to drag as something that impedes progress. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a drag

verb
See a drag on someone
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a drag

verb
See a drag on something
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drag

1. n. something dull and boring. What a drag. Let’s go someplace interesting.
2. n. an annoying person; a burdensome person. (see also schlep.) Gert could sure be a drag when she wanted.
3. n. a (female) date. You got a drag for the dance yet?
4. n. a puff of a cigarette. One more drag and he coughed for a while and stubbed out the fag.
5. tv. to pull or puff on a cigarette. She dragged a couple and sat in the funk for a while.
6. tv. to race a car against someone; to race someone in a car. I’m planning to drag you at the fairgrounds next Saturday. Better be there.

dragged

mod. anxious or frightened after smoking marijuana. (Drugs.) The kid was dragged. You could tell he didn’t have much experience with the real world.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

drag (one's)

feet/heels
To act or work with intentional slowness; delay.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See:
  • a drag
  • a drag on someone
  • a drag on something
  • a knock-down, drag-out fight
  • be a drag on (one)
  • be dragged kicking and screaming
  • be dragged through the mud
  • be dragging (one's) feet
  • be dragging your feet
  • cop a drag
  • drag
  • drag (one) over the coals
  • drag (one's) feet
  • drag (one's) heels
  • drag (one's) name through the mire
  • drag (one's) name through the mud
  • drag (one's) tail
  • drag (oneself) up by (one's) (own) bootstraps
  • drag (someone or something) away
  • drag (someone or something) away from (something)
  • drag (someone or something) through the dirt
  • drag (someone) into (something)
  • drag (someone) kicking and screaming
  • drag (something) in(to) (something)
  • drag away
  • drag down
  • drag in
  • drag king
  • drag on
  • drag on (someone or something)
  • drag one's feet
  • drag out
  • drag queen
  • drag someone kicking and screaming
  • drag someone or something through the dirt
  • drag up
  • drag your feet
  • drag your feet/heels
  • drag/pull yourself up by your bootstraps
  • dragged
  • dragged out
  • dragged through a hedge backward(s)
  • draggin' wagon
  • in drag
  • knock-down drag-out
  • knockdown drag-out fight
  • knock-down drag-out fight, a
  • knock-down, drag-out fight
  • like something the cat brought in
  • like something the cat brought/dragged in
  • like something the cat dragged in
  • look as if (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)
  • Look at what the cat dragged in!
  • look like (one) has been dragged through a hedge backward(s)
  • look like something the cat dragged in
  • look like the cat dragged in
  • Look what the cat dragged in!
  • look what the cat('s) dragged in
  • look what the cat's dragged in
  • main drag
  • pull (oneself) up by (one's) (own) bootstraps
  • take a drag
  • take a drag (on something)
  • wild horses couldn't drag (one) away (from something)
  • wild horses couldn't drag (one) to (something)
  • wild horses couldn't drag (something) from (one)
  • Wild horses couldn't drag away
  • wild horses couldn't drag me
  • wild horses won't drag someone to something
  • wild horses wouldn't drag (one) to (something)
  • wild horses wouldn't drag (something) from (one)
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where DR% is the drag reduction ratio, %; [DELTA][P.sub.0] is the pressure difference with clean water; and [DELTA][P.sub.PR] is the pressure difference with slick-water.
Impact of the Microstructure of Polymer Drag Reducer on Slick-Water Fracturing
Rounding the front of the rear body however, increases the relative drag coefficient of the rear body and of the total platoon due to the loss in suction force on the leading edges.
Effect of the frontal edge radius in a platoon of bluff bodies
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Alaska serves drag anthems and gets comfortable with the audience in Manila show
In her introductory video, the drag queen explained: "My style, I always say, is like a Scouse wife who's come into money, she moved to LA, she blew it all and then she's had to move back to Bootle."
N.WALES CONTESTANT A DRAG RACE UK FAVOURITE
Drag queen Dot Rotten said: "In the UK it used to be all endof-the-pier type stuff.
Bitching, drama, tears, tantrums; As showman launches a UK version of his show, we spoke to Scots queens about the huge impact it's had on ther lives
Kellan is autistic and Matthew hopes that by donning the drag get-up - as well as participating in a musical performance at the end of the show - his son will understand that being yourself is the best way to live your life.
REVIEW/PREVIEW
He is the drag mother of Miz Cracker and drag sister to Monet X Change.
RuPaul's Drag Race star Bob's new show; E&S BRIEFING
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HEAD-TURNING outfits, bold personalities and plenty of drama - welcome to Family Gorgeous, one of the UK's most fabulous drag collectives.
LIFE'S A drag; MEET THE CROSS-DRESSING COLLECTIVE ON A MISSION TO TEACH THE DRAG QUEEN'S ART TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC
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PICK OF THE DAY DRAG SOS Channel 4, 10pm PICK OF THE DAY DRAG SOS Channel 4, 10pm HEAD-TURNING outfits, bold personalities and plenty of drama - welcome to Family Gorgeous, one of the UK's most fabulous drag collectives.
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Drag SOS is essentially Queer Eye with a liberal sprinkling of Ru Paul's Drag Race.
Life's such a drag; This makeover show will have your heart swelling and your mascara running, says