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drag something down to something — ˌdrag sb/sthˈdown (to sth) derived to bring sb/sth to a lower social or economic level, a lower standard of behaviour, etc • If he fails, he ll drag us all down with him. Main entry: ↑dragderived … Useful english dictionary
drag sth down — UK US drag sth down Phrasal Verb with drag({{}}/dræg/ verb ( gg ) ► to make something decrease or get worse: »He said that any deal on emissions must not drag down growth. »The company said earnings have been dragged down by high start up costs … Financial and business terms
drag somebody down to something — ˌdrag sb/sthˈdown (to sth) derived to bring sb/sth to a lower social or economic level, a lower standard of behaviour, etc • If he fails, he ll drag us all down with him. Main entry: ↑dragderived … Useful english dictionary
drag — I UK [dræɡ] / US verb Word forms drag : present tense I/you/we/they drag he/she/it drags present participle dragging past tense dragged past participle dragged ** 1) [transitive] to pull something or someone along with difficulty, for example… … English dictionary
drag down — verb exert a force with a heavy weight The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑bear down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
Drag — Drag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dragging}.] [OE. draggen; akin to Sw. dragga to search with a grapnel, fr. dragg grapnel, fr. draga to draw, the same word as E. draw. ? See {Draw}.] 1. To draw slowly or heavily onward; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drag — drag1 W3S3 [dræg] v past tense and past participle dragged present participle dragging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull something)¦ 2¦(pull somebody)¦ 3 drag yourself to/into/out of etc something 4¦(persuade somebody to come)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(be boring)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drag — drag1 [ dræg ] verb ** ▸ 1 pull with difficulty ▸ 2 pull someone against will ▸ 3 make someone do something ▸ 4 touch ground ▸ 5 when time seems slow ▸ 6 in computing ▸ 7 search water with net ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to pull something or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drag — 1 verb dragged, dragging 1 PULL ALONG THE GROUND (T) to pull someone or something along the ground, often because they are too heavy to carry: drag sth away/along/through etc: Inge managed to drag the table into the kitchen. | Angry protesters… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drag — [[t]dræ̱g[/t]] ♦♦♦ drags, dragging, dragged 1) VERB If you drag something, you pull it along the ground, often with difficulty. [V n prep/adv] He got up and dragged his chair towards the table. 2) VERB If someone drags you somewhere, they pull… … English dictionary
