drag - Meaning in Punjabi

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drag - Meaning in Punjabi

drag Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of drag in English

drag noun

1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

   Synonyms

   puff, puff, pull

   Examples

   • "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
   • "he took a puff on his pipe"
2. clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

   Examples

   • "he went to the party dressed in drag"
   • "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
3. something tedious and boring

   Example

   • "peeling potatoes is a drag"
4. something that slows or delays progress

   Examples

   • "taxation is a drag on the economy"
   • "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
5. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

   Synonyms

   retarding force

6. the act of dragging (pulling with force)

   Example

   • "the drag up the hill exhausted him"

drag verb

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

   Synonyms

   drag in, embroil, sweep up, sweep, tangle

   Examples

   • "don't drag me into this business"
   • "They were swept up by the events"
2. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu

   Example

   • "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
3. move slowly and as if with great effort
4. to lag or linger behind

   Synonyms

   drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail

   Example

   • "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
5. walk without lifting the feet

   Synonyms

   scuff

6. draw slowly or heavily

   Synonyms

   cart, cart, cart, hale, hale, haul

   Examples

   • "haul nets"
   • "haul stones"
7. pull, as against a resistance

   Examples

   • "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"
   • "These worries were dragging at him"
8. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

   Synonyms

   dredge

9. suck in or take (air)

   Synonyms

   draw, puff, puff

   Examples

   • "draw a deep breath"
   • "draw on a cigarette"
10. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

    Example

    • "He dragged me away from the television set"
11. proceed for an extended period of time

    Synonyms

    drag on, drag out

    Example

    • "The speech dragged on for two hours"

Synonyms of drag

• puff, pull
• retarding force
• drag on, drag out
• draw, puff
• dredge
• cart, hale, haul
• scuff
• drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail
• drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle

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