dragged
/dɹæɡd/verb1 syllable
Dragged means: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.
Synonyms for dragged21
verb, as in force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
verb, as in proceed for an extended period of time
verb, as in walk without lifting the feet
verb, as in search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
verb, as in pull, as against a resistance
verb, as in move slowly and as if with great effort
verb, as in use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
verb, as in persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
What does dragged mean?11
verb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action“They were swept up by the events”
to lag or linger behind“But in so many other areas we still are dragging”
draw slowly or heavily“haul stones”
suck in or take (air)“draw a deep breath”
proceed for an extended period of time“The speech dragged on for two hours”
walk without lifting the feet
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
pull, as against a resistance“He dragged the big suitcase behind him”
move slowly and as if with great effort
use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it“drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen”
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting“He dragged me away from the television set”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dragged?4
Dragged in a sentence
- Rima was dragged away by the legionnaires, never to be seen.Amastan
- Without getting up, he dragged his bag across the floor.AlanF_US
- As the days dragged on, the novelty wore off.Hybrid
- Perseus saw his children, one after the other, dragged behind the victor's chariot.Objectivesea
- I dragged the heavy baggage to the airport.CK
- He seized her hand and dragged her away.unknown
- A very strong storm came and dragged everything ahead.josivangoncalves
- You look like something the cat dragged in.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.