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drag

Best crossword clue

"Pull with effort"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /dɹæɡ/Part of speech noun, verbSorted adgrStarts with DEnds with G1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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."

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