drags
Moves too slowly
Drags is the third-person singular of drag—to pull something heavy or unwilling along a surface: She drags the suitcase up the stairs.
Time drags when it passes slowly.
The plural noun drags can mean puffs on a cigarette: He took a few drags and stubbed it out.
In drag culture, drags refers to performances or costumes: The club hosts weekend drags.
Force toward oneself
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- tugShort forceful pull
- towPull something behind
- heaveForceful lift or throw
schlep · lug · cart · sledge · winch · wrench · yank · trawl
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
tobacco · hookah · joint · spliff · toke · hit · draw · lungful
Failing to engage interest
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
dreary · mind-numbing · uninteresting · humdrum · repetitive · laborious · exhausting · plodding
Paved path for planes
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- pageantStaged public display
performance · sequins · wigs · makeup · gown · heels · lipstick · queens
Enforced waiting period
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- dawdleLinger without purpose
- loiterRemain idly in place
- lagPeriod of falling behind
linger · creep · crawl · plod · trudge · slog · shuffle · inch
Narrow elongated piece
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- nitroExplosive compound, briefly
- top fuelHighest-grade engine accelerant
- Christmas treeDecorated seasonal evergreen display
staging · launch · wheelie · parachute · horsepower · acceleration · elapsed time · NHRA
Capacity to withstand force
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- air resistanceForce opposing atmospheric movement
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
turbulence · airflow · spoiler · parachute · wake · slipstream · headwind · braking
pull
Force toward oneself
heave · schlep · lug · cart · sledge · winch · wrench · yank · trawl · dredge
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
nicotine · tobacco · hookah · joint · spliff · toke · hit · draw · lungful · menthol
boring
Failing to engage interest
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
wearisome · dreary · mind-numbing · uninteresting · humdrum · repetitive · laborious · exhausting · plodding · uninspiring
runway
Paved path for planes
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- styleDistinctive way of expression
pageant · performance · sequins · wigs · makeup · gown · heels · lipstick · queens · cabaret
delay
Enforced waiting period
lag · linger · creep · crawl · plod · trudge · slog · shuffle · inch · lumber
strip
Narrow elongated piece
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- nitroExplosive compound, briefly
- top fuelHighest-grade engine accelerant
Christmas tree · staging · launch · wheelie · parachute · horsepower · acceleration · elapsed time · NHRA · hot rod
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- air resistanceForce opposing atmospheric movement
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
streamlined · turbulence · airflow · spoiler · parachute · wake · slipstream · headwind · braking · slowdown
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- slowing downbraking, brakes, crawl, coasts, creep
- slackersslackers, loafers, idlers, idler, layabouts
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
- drag downReduce in status
- dragged onContinued past welcome
- drags onContinues tediously too long
- dragging onContinuing tediously beyond expectation
- drag outExtend beyond necessary duration
- dragged outExtended beyond appropriate length
drag, dragon, dragging, dragged, dragonfly, dragnet, dragster, dragger, dragline