Drag
Definition
(n) : Boring situation or resistance to movement.
Example
"(v) : He had to drag the heavy suitcase across the airport floor to reach the taxi stand."
"(v) : She dragged the file into the computer folder to save it for later use."
"(n) : The lecture was such a drag that many students struggled to stay awake throughout."
Explanation
Drag means to pull something with force, usually when it is heavy or difficult to move. For example, a child might drag a chair across the floor. It can also mean to continue something in a slow, boring way, like “The meeting dragged on”. In computing, “drag” means to click and move something on a screen, like “Drag the file”. As a noun, it can describe something boring, like “The party was drag”, a slow event, like “Office meetings can be drag”, or resistance against movement, like “Air drag slows planes”. Drag can describe both physical pulling and figurative slowness.