dragging Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb pull, as against a resistance
   drag.
   
   • He dragged the big suitcase behind him
   • These worries were dragging at him
2. verb draw slowly or heavily
   haul; hale; drag; cart.
   
   • haul stones
   • haul nets
3. verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   embroil; sweep; drag; drag in; sweep up; tangle.
   
   • They were swept up by the events
   • don't drag me into this business
4. verb move slowly and as if with great effort
   drag.
   
5. verb to lag or linger behind
   drop behind; hang back; trail; drag; get behind; drop back.
   
   • But in so many other areas we still are dragging
6. verb suck in or take (air)
   puff; drag; draw.
   
   • draw a deep breath
   • draw on a cigarette
7. verb use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
   drag.
   
   • drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen
8. verb walk without lifting the feet
   drag; scuff.
   
9. verb search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
   drag; dredge.
   
10. verb persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
    drag.
    
    • He dragged me away from the television set
11. verb proceed for an extended period of time
    drag on; drag; drag out.
    
    • The speech dragged on for two hours
12. adjective satellite marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
    
    • it was a strange dragging approach
    • years of dragging war

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