The lions dragged the antelope down and made dinner out of it.
•They dragged down the boxes from the closet shelf.
2. Fig. to debase someone or something; to corrupt someone or something. •The bad acting dragged the level of the performance down.
•The bad acting dragged down the level of the performance.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — /drag/, v., dragged, dragging, n., adj. v.t. 1. to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house. 2. to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like: They dragged the lake… … Universalium
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 — 1 verb dragged, dragging 1 PULL ALONG THE GROUND (T) to pull someone or something along the ground, often because they are too heavy to carry: drag sth away/along/through etc: Inge managed to drag the table into the kitchen. | Angry protesters… … Longman dictionary of contemporary 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 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 — 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
weigh down — verb 1. be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh on • Ant: ↑lighten • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Frames: Something s somebody … Useful english dictionary
Drag Me to Hell — Theatrical poster Directed by Sam Raimi Produced by Gr … Wikipedia
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*/ — [dræg] verb I 1) [T] to pull something along with difficulty, especially something heavy She dragged her suitcase down the path.[/ex] 2) [T] to pull someone strongly or violently when they do not want to go with you I grabbed his arm and dragged… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
