Word

drag, v.
(dragged, dragging, drags)
freq. cnt. 33

pull, as against a resistance
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16

drag

sample sentences

"He dragged the big suitcase behind him"
"These worries were dragging at him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drag dragger

also see

drag in

semantic pointers

hypernym

pull, draw

hyponym

shlep, schlep, pull along trail, train

draw slowly or heavily
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

cart drag hale haul

sample sentences

"haul stones"
"haul nets"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drag dragger dragger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

haulage haul hauling hauler

semantic pointers

hypernym

pull, draw

hyponym

bowse, bouse underrun

suck in or take (air)
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drag draw puff

sample sentences

"draw a deep breath"
"draw on a cigarette"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

puff

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drag

semantic pointers

hypernym

breathe in, inhale, inspire

entailment

smoke

to lag or linger behind
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drag drop back drop behind get behind hang back trail

sample sentences

"But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trailer

semantic pointers

hypernym

lag, fall back, dawdle, fall behind

move slowly and as if with great effort
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drag

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drag drag in embroil sweep sweep up tangle

sample sentences

"They were swept up by the events"
"don't drag me into this business"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

embroilment

semantic pointers

hypernym

involve

proceed for an extended period of time
<verb.change>

drag drag on drag out

sample sentences

"The speech dragged on for two hours"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, proceed

persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
<verb.communication>

drag

sample sentences

"He dragged me away from the television set"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

persuade

search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
<verb.contact>

drag dredge

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The men %s the area for animals
The men %s for animals in the area

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The men %s the area for animals
The men %s for animals in the area

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dredge

semantic pointers

hypernym

look for, seek, search

walk without lifting the feet
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drag scuff

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scuff scuffer

semantic pointers

hypernym

shuffle, shamble, scuffle

use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
<verb.motion>

drag

sample sentences

"drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace