drags Sentence Examples
- The heavy rain dragged down the power lines, plunging the neighborhood into darkness.
- The teacher dragged the reluctant student to the principal's office.
- The car dragged the pedestrian for several yards before coming to a stop.
- The dog dragged its leash behind it as it explored the park.
- The swimmer dragged herself out of the pool, exhausted.
- The hiker dragged his backpack up the steep mountain trail.
- The war dragged on for years, leaving countless lives in its wake.
- The scandal dragged the politician's reputation through the mud.
- The economy dragged along sluggishly, showing no signs of improvement.
- The passage of the bill dragged on for months, bogged down in endless debates.
drags Meaning
drags
a draw on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar, something that is dragged, pulled, or drawn along or over a surface, a device for dragging under water to detect or obtain objects, conveyance, the condition of having or seeming to have such motion, a slowing due to friction, harrow, the slowing force acting on a body (such as an airplane) moving through a fluid (such as air) parallel and opposite to the direction of motion, street, road, burden, encumbrance, one that is boring or gets in the way of enjoyment, influence securing special favor, the act or an instance of dragging or drawing, a drawing along or over a surface with effort or pressure, something (such as slowness of movement or sagging) caused by or as if by dragging, friction (see friction sense 1b) between engine parts, entertainment in which performers caricature or challenge gender stereotypes (as by dressing in clothing that is stereotypical of another gender, by using exaggeratedly gendered mannerisms, or by combining elements of stereotypically male and female dress) and often wear elaborate or outrageous costumes, a clog (see clog entry 1 sense 1a) fastened to a trap to prevent the escape of a trapped animal, motion effected with slowness or difficulty, something that slows or impedes motion, action, or advancement, a draft (see draft entry 1 sense 2b) of liquid, something used to drag (see drag entry 2) with, a sledge (see sledge entry 3 sense 2) for conveying heavy bodies, an object drawn over the ground to leave a scented trail
Synonyms & Antonyms of drags
FAQs About the word drags
a draw on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar, something that is dragged, pulled, or drawn along or over a surface, a device for dragging under water to detect or obtai
hauls,pulls,tugs, tows, draws, jerks, lugs,attracts, transports, heaves
drives,pushes,propels, thrusts,shoves
The heavy rain dragged down the power lines, plunging the neighborhood into darkness.
The teacher dragged the reluctant student to the principal's office.
The car dragged the pedestrian for several yards before coming to a stop.
The dog dragged its leash behind it as it explored the park.
