drag
Resistance through fluid
Drag implies movement, often along the ground, and often somewhat slowed by friction.
When you drag something, you pull on it, unless you drag and drop with your mouse on a computer screen.
Drag is the force that resists movement through air or water: The drag of the current prevented the swimmer from reaching shore.
In slang use, drag is dressing in clothes associated with a gender not assigned at birth.
A boring person or activity is a drag.
The main drag of a town is its principal street.
If you take a drag of a cigarette, you inhale from it.
Short forceful pull
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- yankQuick, forceful pull
- towPull something behind
- heaveForceful lift or throw
lug · schlep · jerk · wrench · hoist · stretch · winch · rope
Wearisome dullness
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- dullLacking edge or interest
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- choreRoutine domestic task
nuisance · bummer · slog · grind · yawn · drudgery · wearisome · snore
Most powerful chess piece
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- voguingStylized pose-based dancing
- lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
- runwayPaved path for planes
sashay · pageant · couture · glamour · fierce · charisma · sequins · wig
Brief burst of air
- tokeInhale from marijuana
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- cigarettePaper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- inhaleDraw air in
pull · hit · breath · suck · lungful · nicotine · tobacco · joint
Capacity to withstand force
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- impedeTo obstruct movement
- slowLacking in speed
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
encumber · inhibit · restrain · burden · obstruct · retard · deadweight · anchor
Number multiplying a variable
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
wake · downforce · profile · slipstream · parasitic · induced · pressure · wind
Narrow elongated piece
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- nitroExplosive compound, briefly
- throttlePower flow controller
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
wheelie · parachute · slick · launch · horsepower · straightaway · staging · smoky
tug
Short forceful pull
heave · lug · schlep · jerk · wrench · hoist · stretch · winch · rope · cable
tedium
Wearisome dullness
chore · nuisance · bummer · slog · grind · yawn · drudgery · wearisome · snore · dreary
queen
Most powerful chess piece
runway · sashay · pageant · couture · glamour · fierce · charisma · sequins · wig · makeup
puff
Brief burst of air
inhale · pull · hit · breath · suck · lungful · nicotine · tobacco · joint · exhale
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
hamper · encumber · inhibit · restrain · burden · obstruct · retard · deadweight · anchor · brake
coefficient
Number multiplying a variable
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
turbulence · wake · downforce · profile · slipstream · parasitic · induced · pressure · wind · velocity
strip
Narrow elongated piece
accelerate · wheelie · parachute · slick · launch · horsepower · straightaway · staging · smoky · roar
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- exertionsstrain, struggle, strive, toil, labor
- footstep soundsfootsteps, stomp, thud, thump, clop
- draw the lineEstablish a firm limit
- drag downReduce in status
- draw a blankFail to remember
- dragged onContinued past welcome
- draw outExtract or extend
- drags onContinues tediously too long
draw, dragon, dragging, dragged, drags, draught, dragoon, dragnet, dragster