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 down — v. (usu. fig.) (D; tr.) to drag down into (to drag smb. down into the gutter) * * * (usu. fig.) (D; tr.) to drag down into (to drag down smb. down into the gutter) … Combinatory dictionary
drag down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drag down : present tense I/you/we/they drag down he/she/it drags down present participle dragging down past tense dragged down past participle dragged down 1) to cause someone s social position or standards… … English dictionary
drag down — 1) PHRASAL VERB To drag someone down means to reduce them to an inferior social status or to lower standards of behaviour. [V n P (not pron)] She dragged him down with her... [be V ed P by n] There were fears he would be dragged down by the… … English dictionary
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 — 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 — [[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
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 Me to Hell — Theatrical poster Directed by Sam Raimi Produced by Gr … Wikipedia
Drag racing — Drag racer and Drag race redirect here. For other uses, see Drag racing (disambiguation). The Christmas tree counting down at SIR. Note the blinder, to prevent the driver from being distracted by the light for the other lane. Drag racing is a… … Wikipedia
