drag on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag on, awn]
- /dræg ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag on, awn]
- /dræg ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of drag on words

verb with object drag on to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house. 1
verb with object drag on to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like: They dragged the lake for the body of the missing man. 1
verb with object drag on to level and smooth (land) with a drag or harrow. 1
verb with object drag on to introduce; inject; insert: He drags his honorary degree into every discussion. 1
verb with object drag on to protract (something) or pass (time) tediously or painfully (often followed by out or on): They dragged the discussion out for three hours. 1
verb with object drag on to pull (a graphical image) from one place to another on a computer display screen, especially by using a mouse. 1

See all 43 definitions of drag on

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Origin of drag on

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; 1920-25 for def 18; Middle English; both noun and v. probably < Middle Low German dragge grapnel, draggen to dredge, derivative of drag- draw; defs 29, 30, 38 obscurely related to other senses and perhaps a distinct word of independent orig.

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Parts of speech for Drag on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drag on

drag on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for drag on

verb drag on

drag out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.

All 2 Synonyms of drag on