Haul
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verb
- Protract
"drag a story out"
- To pass a drag over
"drag a field"
- To explore with a drag
"drag the pond for the drowning victim"
- To catch with a dragnet see dragnet
- To hit (a drag bunt) while moving toward first base
- To select and move (an item on a computer screen) by using a mouse, a touch screen, etc.
"drag the icon to the bottom row"
- To hang or lag behind
"Stop dragging and hurry up."
- To fish or search with a drag see drag
- To trail along on the ground
"Your scarf is dragging."
- To move slowly because of fatigue
"was dragging after the long trip"
- To proceed or continue laboriously or tediously
"The lawsuit dragged on for years."
- Draw
"drag on a cigarette"
- To make a plucking or pulling movement
- To participate in a drag race
noun
- Something used to drag see drag with
- Harrow
- A sledge see sledge for conveying heavy bodies
- Conveyance
- Something (such as slowness of movement or sagging) caused by or as if by dragging
"“Played it with drag as well, Dennis. I mean absolutely beautifully played, that was: drag on the cue ball so once it's made contact with the object ball there's hardly any life left on it. …”"
- Influence securing special favor pull
"“If you've got a drag with old Macy, maybe he'll raise you,” was Charley's disheartening reply. “But he didn't raise me till I'd been here nearly two years.”"
- Something that slows or impedes motion, action, or advancement
"Bringing up the rear was the drag, the worst position in the line [of a herd of cattle]. Drag riders had to make sure the weakest members of the herd kept pace, while breathing all the dust kicked up by the entire herd."
- Burden, encumbrance
"the drag of population growth on living standards"
- One that is boring or gets in the way of enjoyment
"thinks studying is a drag"
- An object drawn over the ground to leave a scented trail
- A clog see clog fastened to a trap to prevent the escape of a trapped animal
- Street, road
"the main drag"
- Drag race
noun
- 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
"… Atlanta … was, like, mecca for drag. It had the traditional drag queens who were female impersonators. But, you know, I had come from the punk rock side of the tracks, and we did drag as a social comment …"
- The costumes worn by drag performers
"performing in drag"
- Costume
"What was perhaps most embarrassing about Cyrus' dismal gig was its cutesy toys—a giant teddy bear from which she popped to cavort with a dance troupe in fuzzy bear drag."
- 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 —often used before another noun
- the costumes worn by drag performers; also : stereotypically gendered clothing worn by someone who is of a different gender
- costume; especially : a costume used to impersonate a person or kind of person
adjective
- Of, being, involving, or intended for a person wearing clothing typical of the opposite sex of, being, involving, or intended for a person in drag see drag
"a drag ball"
noun
- An acceleration contest between vehicles
adjective
- Allowing the movement of items (such as icons) by dragging them to a new location
"a drag-and-drop interface"
noun
- A bunt in baseball made by a left-handed batter by trailing the bat while moving toward first base
noun
- A factor representing the drag acting on a body (such as an automobile or airfoil)
noun
- A person and especially a woman who dresses as a man and performs as an entertainer in male drag see drag
"Likewise, drag kings, who are traditionally females, dress as stereotypically masculine characters."
This clue was used on March 5, 2025.
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