Definitions
the act of dragging (pulling with force)
Word origin
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”); both from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw, drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to draw, drag”).
Used in a sentence
“When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.”
“A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.”
“"He told me that he was certain that Coates shot at him. We threw out a drag and landed Coates within an hour."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Pull with effort”4 letters
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