drag definition

1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
2. something that slows or delays progress
• examples: taxation is a drag on the economy
• examples: too many laws are a drag on the use of new land
3. something tedious and boring
• examples: peeling potatoes is a drag
4. 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
• examples: the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag
5. the act of dragging (pulling with force)
• examples: the drag up the hill exhausted him
6. pull, as against a resistance
• examples: He dragged the big suitcase behind him
• examples: These worries were dragging at him
7. move slowly and as if with great effort
8. to lag or linger behind
• examples: But in so many other areas we still are dragging
9. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
• examples: drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen
10. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
• examples: He dragged me away from the television set
11. proceed for an extended period of time
• examples: The speech dragged on for two hours