Word a Day
drag
What does drag mean?
drag (verb): to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use drag in a sentence?
- Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce drag?
/dɹæɡ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does drag come from?
From Middle English draggen (“to drag”), early Middle English dragen (“to draw, carry”), confluence of Old English dragan (“to drag, draw, draw oneself, go, protract”) and Old Norse draga (“to draw, attract”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “drag” mean?
to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
Not quite: that's what foster means.
to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty
Right! That's what “drag” means.
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Not quite: that's what develop means.
to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)
Not quite: that's what skip means.
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