drag: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of drag
noun
- uncountable
Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
Example: When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.
- countable, uncountable
Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
Example: A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.
- countable
A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- countable, informal
A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
Listed forms: drags.
Source: Wiktionary — drag.
verb
- transitive
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
Example: Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.
To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
Example: Time seems to drag when you're waiting for a bus.
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
Listed forms: drags, dragging, dragged, drug.
Source: Wiktionary — drag.
adj
- Australia, slang
Dragged on; unnecessary or superfluous, especially for an already settled issue; too much.
Example: Wallah, the task is so drag.
Source: Wiktionary — drag.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for drag.
noun
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- retarding force
noun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
verb
draw slowly or heavily
verb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is drag in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of drag
D(2) + R(1) + A(1) + G(2) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of drag
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from drag
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in drag. Showing up to 24, longest first.