dragged

verb

Definition of draggednext
past tense of drag
1
as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

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2
as in crawled
to move or act slowly one of the climbers was beginning to drag

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3
as in crept
to move slowly the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragged
  1. pulled
  2. hauled
  3. crept
  4. lingered
  5. shuffled
  6. poked
Verb
  • Historically, bitcoin has pulled back as much as 80% from the cycle peak.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
    JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of pulled
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  • Seals hauled out on small ice floes.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The day after the crash, 61 empty bottles of booze, including an empty bottle of champagne, were found stashed on the boat after officers hauled it out of the water.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of hauled
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  • Monday’s win was perhaps a start to the Wild playing more like themselves, but Gustavsson did feel some recent bad habits crept into their game.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Those words came from a question asking Campbell what his message to the team was, amid a week when doubt crept in.
    Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of crept
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  • Heavy drinking among American adults spiked by over 20% during the height of COVID, and for some, those habits lingered even after lockdowns were lifted.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Burnes, though, lingered on the market.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of lingered
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  • For more on Marvel Rivals, our in-depth guides cover the best Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist characters, which are due to get shuffled thanks to the arrival of the new heroes.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Analysts at Mizuho shuffled up its top picks in a note Monday.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of shuffled
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  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
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dragged

dragged one's feet

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