Drag

drag, v.t. to draw by force to draw slowly to pull roughly and violently to explore with a dragnet. —z/.j. to hang so as to trail on the ground to be forcibly drawn along to move slowly and heavily \~pr.p. dragging. Pap dragged', A. drag an Ger. tragen, represented in all the Tent, tongues. Acc. to Curtius, nowise connected with L. traho.\ Drag, drag, «. a net or hook for dragging along to catch tilings under water a heavy harrow a low car or cart a contrivance for retarding carriage wheels in going down slopes any obstacle to progre . [See Drag, v Draggle, drag'l, v orz\/. to make or become wet and dirty by dragging along the ground. iFreq. of Draw. Doublet, Drawl.]