drags 1 of 2

verb

Definition of dragsnext
present tense third-person singular of drag
1
as in pulls
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 lingers
to move or act slowly one of the climbers was beginning to drag

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

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drags

2 of 2

noun

plural of drag
1
as in bores
someone or something boring that lecture was such a drag that half of the audience fell asleep

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2
as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel the main drag in town

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3
as in obstacles
something that makes movement or progress difficult the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession

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4
as in sips
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took a deep drag of tequila before speaking his piece

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5
as in crabs
a person who spoils the pleasure of others the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents

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as in clothes
clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation they attended the Renaissance fair in medieval drag

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drags
  1. pulls
  2. lingers
  3. obstacles
  4. pokes
  5. highways
  6. roads
  7. thoroughfares
  8. cynics
Verb
  • But the major bowl games allow locker room access, which pulls back the curtain (literally) on what a team is really like when no one is watching.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of each show, members from the audience get to sit in a big red chair and try to tell an anecdote before Norton, or a guest, pulls a lever that flips them backward.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of pulls
Verb
  • Like the piano music, the heat of that kiss lingers in the new scene.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Disparity lingers between the sides at either end of the table but the league still boasts evidence of a growing competitiveness.
    Jessica Hopkins, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of lingers
Noun
  • Even amidst challenges and when faced with obstacles, Lisa would roll up her sleeves and shatter all barriers, always motivated by her why.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Beijing will face obstacles to this strategy in Europe, since its de facto support for Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is an albatross around Beijing’s effort to improve relations.
    Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of obstacles
Verb
  • The post had been liked more than 30,000 times, and Ted has since appeared in by his owner that pokes fun at the candid video becoming an unexpected viral sensation.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Much of Lame's content pokes fun at life hacks, which, in his view, are baloney.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of pokes
Noun
  • The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Officers from several different police departments in Greater Cincinnati were recently injured in a spate of crashes in which drivers struck emergency vehicles responding on local highways.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of highways
Noun
  • The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.
    Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Officials do not block Canal, one of the city's most-trafficked thoroughfares.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • Smarmy cynics will call them foolish for their foolhardy ambitions.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • All one needs is to read the headlines today, 45 years down the road, to see that sometimes cynics have a point.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of cynics
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Thesaurus Entries Near drags

drag (out)

drags

drags one's feet

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