Need another word that means the same as “drags”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “drags” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Drags” are: drag on, drag out, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail, draw, puff, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle, cart, hale, haul, scuff, dredge, pull, retarding force
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drags” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| puff | A light pastry case typically one made of puff pastry containing a sweet or savoury filling. The snowy beds were piled with plump pillows and puffs. |
| pull | An act of pulling something. He took a pull on his cheroot. |
| retarding force | A person of subnormal intelligence. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drags” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| cart | Transport something in a cart. My mother carted us around from one activity to another. |
| drag in | Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting. |
| drag on | Proceed for an extended period of time. |
| drag out | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. |
| draw | Engage in drawing. Draw wire. |
| dredge | Bring up or clear something from a river harbour or other area of water with a dredge. Mud was dredged out of the harbour. |
| drop back | Stop associating with. |
| drop behind | Pay out. |
| embroil | Bring into a state of confusion or disorder. What merit do you claim for having embroiled everything in which you are concerned. |
| get behind | Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes. |
| hale | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means. |
| hang back | Be exhibited. |
| haul | Transport in a lorry or cart. Haul vegetables to the market. |
| puff | Make proud or conceited. He puffed on his pipe contentedly. |
| scuff | Mar by scuffing. For kids who play rough shoes that won t scuff. |
| sweep | Make a big sweeping gesture or movement. Please sweep the floor. |
| sweep up | To cover or extend over an area or time period. |
| tangle | Tangle or complicate. The child entangled the cord. |
| trail | Give advance publicity to (a film, broadcast, or proposal. Her voice trailed away. |
| allure | The power to entice or attract through personal charm. People for whom gold holds no allure. |
| anchorage | The condition of being secured to a base. The plant needs a firm anchorage. |
| attract | Be attractive to. I was attracted to the idea of working for a ballet company. |
| barge | Convey freight by barge. We can t just barge into a private garden. |
| cart | Transport something in a cart. He used a handcart to carry the rocks away. |
| draw | The act of drawing or hauling something. Draw the shades. |
| dredge | Bring up or clear something from a river harbour or other area of water with a dredge. Mud was dredged out of the harbour. |
| drone | A musical instrument or part of one sounding a continuous note of low pitch in particular also drone pipe a pipe in a bagpipe or also drone string a string in an instrument such as a hurdy gurdy or a sitar. Pilots use remote controls to guide a stealth reconnaissance drone. |
| elicit | Derive by reason. Elicit a solution. |
| embroil | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. She became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew. |
| engaging | Charming and attractive. An engaging frankness. |
| entice | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. A show which should entice a new audience into the theatre. |
| gravitational | Denoting a forceful attraction or movement towards something. For many international companies Russia s gravitational pull is simply too strong to resist. |
| haul | The act of drawing or hauling something. His seven goal haul against Liverpool. |
| haulage | The act of drawing or hauling something. Road haulage. |
| ingratiating | Intended to gain approval or favour; sycophantic. An ingratiating manner. |
| intrigue | Form intrigues for in an underhand manner. Henry and Louis intrigued with the local nobles. |
| inviting | Offering the promise of an attractive or enjoyable experience. The sea down there looks so inviting. |
| lug | Carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort. You ll have to lug this suitcase. |
| lure | Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. |
| magnet | A device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field. The beautiful stretch of white sand is a magnet for sun worshippers. |
| pull | Bring take or pull out of a container or from under a cover. One of the pulls of urban life is the opportunity of finding employment. |
| straighten | Straighten by unrolling. He slowly straightened up using the table for support. |
| tempt | Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting. We were tempted by the delicious looking food. |
| tow | Of a motor vehicle or boat pull another vehicle or boat along with a rope chain or tow bar. Horses used to tow barges along the canal. |
| trail | A trailer for a film or broadcast. A trail of blood on the grass. |
| tug | Tow a vessel with a tug. The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor. |
| underline | A line drawn under a word or phrase, especially for emphasis. Certain phrases had been underlined. |
| woo | Seek someone’s favor. He wooed her with quotes from Shakespeare. |
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