English-Thai Dictionary
drag
N การ ดึง การลาก heave tug yank pull push shove prod kan-duang
drag
N การอัด ควันบุหรี่ เข้า ปอด inhalation druff exhalation kan-aud-kwan-bu-ri-kao-pod
drag
N คน น่าเบื่อ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ kon-na-buea
drag
VI พ่น ควัน smoke suck pon-kwan
drag
VT ลาก ดึง ขุด สาว ชัก heave tug yank pull push shove prod lak
drag at
PHRV ลาก ดึง ยืด ไป drag on draw at puff at pull at lak
drag away
PHRV ลาก ออก ไป ลาก ไป lak-ook-pai
drag behind
PHRV เดิน ตามหลัง (ชักช้า lag behind doen-tam-lang
drag down
PHRV ทำให้ ตกต่ำ (ทางสังคม หรือ จิตใจ pull down tam-hai-tok-tam
drag down
PHRV ทำให้ เหนื่อยอ่อน (หลังจาก เจ็บป่วย ทำให้ อ่อนเพลีย (หลังจาก เจ็บป่วย pull down tam-hai-nuai-on
drag down
PHRV ลาก ลง ไป pull down lak-long-pai
drag in
PHRV ลาก เข้าไป lak-kao-pai
drag in
PHRV แนะนำ โดยไม่จำเป็น นำเข้า มา เกี่ยวข้อง โดยไม่จำเป็น drag up nae-nam-doi-mai-jam-pen
drag into
PHRV ชัก นำไปสู่ นำไปสู่ chak-nam-pai-su
drag into
PHRV พูด เรื่อง .โดยไม่จำเป็น phud-rueang doi-mai-jam-pen
drag into
PHRV ลาก เข้าไป lak-kao-pai
drag off
PHRV ลาก ตัว ไป ลาก ออก ไป ดึง ออก ไป drag away pull away take away lak-tua-pai
drag on
PHRV ดูด สูบ drag at pull on dud
drag on
PHRV ทำให้ มีชีวิต อยู่ อย่าง ไม่ มีความสุข อยู่ อย่าง เป็นทุกข์ drag out tam-hai-me-chi-wid-yu-yang-mai-me-kwam-suk
drag on
PHRV ยืดเวลา ออก ไป โดยไม่จำเป็น drag out yued-we-la-ook-pai-doi-mai-jam-pen
drag on
PHRV ลาก ดึง ยืด ออก ไป lak
drag out
PHRV ทำให้ มีชีวิต อยู่ อย่าง ไม่ มีความสุข อยู่ อย่าง เป็นทุกข์ drag on tam-hai-mee-chi-wid-yu-yang-mai-me-kwam-suk
drag out
PHRV ยืดเวลา ออก ไป โดยไม่จำเป็น drag on yued-we-la-ook-pai-doi-mai-jam-pen
drag someone through the mud
IDM ทำให้ เสื่อม เสียชื่อเสียง ทำให้ ชื่อเสียง แปดเปื้อน tam-hai-sueam-sia-chue-siang
drag someone's name through the mire
IDM ทำให้ เสื่อม เสียชื่อเสียง ทำให้ ชื่อเสียง แปดเปื้อน tam-hai-sueam-sia-chue-siang
drag through
PHRV ลาก ผ่าน ชักลาก ผ่าน lak-pan
drag up
PHRV ยกขึ้น มา พูด โดยไม่จำเป็น drag in yok-kuen-ma-phud-doi-mai-jam-pen
drag up
PHRV ลาก ขึ้น ลาก ไป ข้างหน้า draw up pull up lak-kuan
drag up
PHRV เลี้ยงดู ไม่ดี liang-du-mai-dee
dragee
N เม็ด เคลือบ น้ำตาล
draggle
VT ลาก ลง ไป ให้ เประ เปื้อน (ดิน โคลน lak-long-pai-hai-prea-puean
draggletail
N คน สกปรก เลอะเทอะ
draggletailed
A สกปรก มอมแมม
draggy
ADJ เชื่องช้า น่าเบื่อ ยืดเยื้อ interminable lengthy shortened abbreviated cheang-cha
dragnet
N วิธี จับ คนร้าย แบบ หนึ่ง ของ ตำรวจ การ ไล่ ล่า ผู้ร้าย trawl enclosure wi-ti-jab-kon-rai-baeb-nueng-kong-tam-ruad
dragoman
N ไกด์ ท่องเที่ยว
dragon
N ผู้หญิง ที่ เข้มงวด คนที่ ดุร้าย phu-ying-ti-kem-nguad
dragon
N มังกร มังกร โค โม โด mang-kon
dragonet
N ปลา ตัวเล็ก สีสัน สวย ตาม ชายฝั่ง
dragonfly
N แมลงปอ ma-rang-por
dragonish
A ที่ คล้าย มังกร
dragoon
N ทหารม้า ta-han-mar
dragoon
VT การ ปราบปราม โดย ใช้กำลัง ทหาร kan-prab-pram-doi-chai-kam-lang-ta-han
dragoon into
PHRV กดขี่ข่มเหง ใช้กำลัง บังคับ kod-ke-kom-hang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DRAG
v.t.[G., L. See Drink and Drench. ] 1. To pull; to haul; to draw along the ground by main force; applied particularly to drawing heavy things with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing. John 21:8.
2. To break land by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; a common use of this word in New England.
3. To draw along slowly or heavily; to draw any thing burdensome; as, to drag a lingering life.
4. To draw along in contempt, as unworthy to be carried.
He drags me at his chariot-wheels.
To drag one in chains.
5. To pull or haul about roughly and forcibly.
In seamens language, to drag an anchor, is to draw or trail it along the bottom when loosened, or when the anchor will not hold the ship.
DRAG
v.i. 1. To hang so low as to trail on the ground.
2. To fish with a drag; as, they have been dragging for fish all day, with little success.
3. To be drawn along; as, the anchor drags.
4. To be moved slowly; to proceed heavily; as, this business drags.
5. To hang or grate on the floor, as a door.
DRAG
n. 1. Something to be drawn along the ground, as a net or a hook.
2. A particular kind of harrow.
3. A car; a low cart.
4. In sea-language, a machine consisting of a sharp square frame of iron, encircled with a net, used to take the wheel off from the platform or bottom of the decks.
5. Whatever is drawn; a boat in tow; whatever serves to retard a ships way.
DRAGGED
pp. Drawn on the ground; drawn with labor or force; drawn along slowly and heavily; raked with a drag or harrow.
DRAGGING
ppr. Drawing on the ground; drawing with labor or by force; drawing slowly or heavily; raking with a drag.
DRAGGLE
v.t.To wet and dirty by drawing on the ground or mud, or on wet grass; to drabble.
DRAGGLE
v.i.To be drawn on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being drawn on the mud or wet grass.
DRAGGLE-TAIL
n.A slut.
DRAGGLED
pp. Drawn on the ground; wet or dirtied by being drawn on the ground or mire.
DRAGGLING
ppr. Drawing on the ground; making dirty by drawing on the ground or wet grass.
DRAGMAN
n.A fisherman that uses a dragnet.
DRAGNET
n.A net to be drawn on the bottom of a river or pond for taking fish.
DRAGOMAN, DROGMAN
n.An interpreter; a term in general use in the Levant and other parts of the East.
DRAGON
n.[L., Gr. , G.] 1. A kind of winged serpent, much celebrated in the romances of the middle ages.
2. A fiery, shooting meteor, or imaginary serpent.
Swift, swift, ye dragons of the night! That dawning may bear the ravens eye.
3. A fierce, violent person, male or female; as, this man or woman is a dragon.
4. A constellation of the northern hemisphere. [See Draco. ]
In Scripture, dragon seems sometimes to signify a large marine fish or serpent, Isaiah 27:1. Where the leviathan is also mentioned; also Psalm 74:13.
Sometimes it seems to signify a venomous land serpent. Psalm 91:13. The dragon shalt thou trample under foot.
It is often used for the devil, who is called the old serpent. Revelation 2 :2.
DRAGON
n.A genus of animals, the Draco. They have four legs, a cylindrical tail, and membranaceous wings, radiated like the fins of a flying-fish.
DRAGONET
n. 1. A little dragon.
2. A fish with a slender round body, colored with yellow, blue and white; the head is large and depressed at the top and has two orifices, through which it breathes and ejects water, like the cetaceous tribe.
DRAGON-FISH
n.A species of Trachinus, called the weaver. This fish is about twelve inches in length; it has two or three longitudinal lines of a dirty yellow on the sides, and the belly of a silvery hue. The wounds of its spines occasion inflammation. It buries itself int he sand, except its nose.
DRAGON-FLY
n.A genus of insects, the Libella or Libellula, having four extended wings; they are furnished with jaws; the antennae are shorter than the thorax; and the tail of the male is terminated by a kind of hooked forceps. There are many species, with a great diversity of colors.
DRAGONISH
a.In the form of a dragon; dragonlike.
DRAGONLIKE
a.Like a dragon; fiery; furious.
DRAGONS
n.A genus of plants, the Dracontium, of several species, natives of the Indies.
DRAGONS-BLOOD
n.A resinous substance, or red juice, extracted from the Dracaena draco, and other trees of a similar nature. It comes from the East Indies, in small flat cakes or round balls, or in oval drops, wrapped in leaves, and knotted like a chaplet. It has no sensible smell or taste. It has been considered as an astringent medicine, but is now little used for medicinal purposes. A solution of it in spirit of wine is used for staining marble, to which it gives a red tinge.
DRAGONS-HEAD
n.A genus of plants, the Dracocephalum, of many species, most of them herbaceous, annual or perennial plants. Dragons Head and Tail, in astronomy, are the nodes of the planets, or the two points in which the orbits of the planets intersect the ecliptic.
DRAGON-SHELL
n.A species of concamerated patella or limpet. The top is much curved, and of an ash-color on the outside, but internally, of a bright flesh color. It is found adhering to larger shells, or to the back of the tortoise, as common limpets do to the sides of rocks.
DRAGONS-WATER
n.A plant, the Calla or African Arum.
DRAGONS-WORT
n.A plant, a species of Artemisia.
DRAGON-TREE
n.A species of palm.
DRAGOON
n.[G., L, an ensign bearer; dragon; an appellation given to horsemen, perhaps for their rapidity or fierceness. ] A soldier or musketeer who serves on horseback or on foot, as occasion may require. Their arms are a sword, a musket and a bayonet.
DRAGOON
v.t. 1. To persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
2. To enslave or reduce to subjection by soldiers.
3. To harass; to persecute; to compel to submit by violent measures; to force. [This is the more usual sense. ]
The colonies may be influenced to any thing, but they can de dragooned to nothing.
DRAGOONADE
n.The abandoning of a place to the rage of soldiers.
DRAGOONED
pp. Abandoned to the violence of soldiers; persecuted; harassed.
DRAGOONING
ppr. Abandoning to the rage of soldiers; persecuting; harassing; vexing.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DRAG
Drag, n. Etym: [See 3d Dredge. ]
Defn: A confection; a comfit; a drug. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
DRAG
Drag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dragging. ] Etym: [OE. draggen; akin to Sw. dragga to search with a grapnel, fr. dragg grapnel, fr. draga to draw, the same word as E. draw. Draw. ]
1. To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing. Dragged by the cords which through his feet were thrust. Denham. The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down. Tennyson. A needless Alexandrine ends the song That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Pope.
2. To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag. Then while I dragged my brains for such a song. Tennyson.
3. To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty. Have dragged a lingering life. Dryden. To drag an anchor (Naut. ), to trail it along the bottom when the anchor will not hold the ship.
Syn. -- See Draw.
DRAG
DRAG Drag, v. i.
1. To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.
2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly. The day drags through, though storms keep out the sun. Byron. Long, open panegyric drags at best. Gay.
3. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back. A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her. Russell.
4. To fish with a dragnet.
DRAG
Drag, n. Etym: [See Drag, v. t., and cf. Dray a cart, and 1st Dredge. ]
1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.
2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.
3. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag.
4. A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage. [Collog.] Thackeray.
5. A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.
6. (a ) Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp. , a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See Drag sail (below ).(b ) Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel. (c ) Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no drag. J. D. Forbes.
7. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged. "Had a drag in his walk. " Hazlitt.
8. (Founding )
Defn: The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope.
9. (Masonry )
Defn: A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
1 . (Marine Engin. )
Defn: The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. See Citation under Drag, v. i., 3. Drag sail (Naut. ), a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting; -- called also drift sail, drag sheet, drag anchor, sea anchor, floating anchor, etc. -- Drag twist (Mining ), a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes.
DRAGANTINE
Dra *gan "tine, n. Etym: [See Dracanth. ]
Defn: A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gun tragacanth.
DRAGBAR
DRAGBAR Drag "bar `, n.
Defn: Same as Drawbar (b ). Called also draglink, and drawlink. [U. S.]
DRAGBOLT
DRAGBOLT Drag "bolt `, n.
Defn: A coupling pin. See under Coupling. [U. S.]
DRAGEES
Dra `gées ", n. pl. Etym: [F. See 3d Dredge. ] (Pharmacy )
Defn: Sugar-coated medicines.
DRAGGLE
Drag "gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Draggling. ]Etym: [Freq. of drag. Drawl. ]
Defn: To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail. Gray. With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. Trench.
DRAGGLE
DRAGGLE Drag "gle, v. i.
Defn: To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass. Hudibras.
DRAGGLE-TAIL
DRAGGLE-TAIL Drag "gle-tail `, n.
Defn: A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.
DRAGGLE-TAILED
DRAGGLE-TAILED Drag "gle-tailed `, a.
Defn: Untidy; sluttish; slatternly. W. Irving.
DRAG LINE; DRAG ROPE
DRAG LINE; DRAG ROPE Drag line or drag rope. (Aëronautics )
Defn: A guide rope.
DRAGLINK
DRAGLINK Drag "link `, n. (Mach. )(a ) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts. (b ) A drawbar.
DRAGMAN
Drag "man, n.; pl. Dragmen (.
Defn: A fisherman who uses a dragnet. Sir M. Hale.
DRAGNET
Drag "net `, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. drægnet.]
Defn: A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in fishing.
DRAGOMAN
Drag "o *man, n.; pl. Dragomans. Etym: [From F. dragoman, or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. tarjuman, from the same source as E. targum. Cf. Drogman, Truchman. ]
Defn: An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.
DRAGON
Drag "on, n. Etym: [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dar to see ), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. Drake a dragon, Dragoon. ]
1. (Myth. )
Defn: A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious. The dragons which appear in early paintings and sculptures are invariably representations of a winged crocodile. Fairholt.
Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied metaphorically to Satan. Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Ps. lxxiv. 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Ps. xci. 13. He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. Rev. xx. 2.
2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. Johnson.
3. (Astron.)
Defn: A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.
4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent.
5. (Mil. Antiq.)
Defn: A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle. Fairholt.
6. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.
7. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A variety of carrier pigeon.
8. (Her. )
Defn: A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a charge in a coat of arms.
Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a dragon. Dragon arum (Bot. ), the name of several species of Arisæma, a genus of plants having a spathe and spadix. See Dragon root (below ). -- Dragon fish (Zoöl.), the dragonet. -- Dragon fly (Zoöl.), any insect of the family Libellulidæ. They have finely formed, large and strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous eyes, and a long body; -- called also mosquito hawks. Their larvæ are aquatic and insectivorous. -- Dragon root (Bot. ), an American aroid plant (Arisæma Dracontium ); green dragon. -- Dragon's blood, a resinous substance obtained from the fruit of several species of Calamus, esp. from C. Rotang and C. Draco, growing in the East Indies. A substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation from Dracæna Draco; also from Pterocarpus Draco, a tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also Cinnabar Græcorum. -- Dragon's head. (a ) (Bot. ) A plant of several species of the genus Dracocephalum. They are perennial herbs closely allied to the common catnip. (b ) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated, chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol Encyc. Brit. -- Dragon shell (Zoöl.), a species of limpet. -- Dragon's skin, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners and quarrymen. Stormonth. -- Dragon's tail (Astron.), the descending node of a planet, indicated by the symbol Dragon's head (above ). -- Dragon's wort (Bot. ), a plant of the genus Artemisia (A. dracunculus ). -- Dragon tree (Bot. ), a West African liliaceous tree (Dracæna Draco ), yielding one of the resins called dragon's blood. See Dracæna. -- Dragon water, a medicinal remedy very popular in the earlier half of the 17th century. "Dragon water may do good upon him. " Randolph (164 ). -- Flying dragon, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
DRAGONET
DRAGONET Drag "on *et, n.
1. A little dragon. Spenser.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra ); -- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie.
DRAGONISH
DRAGONISH Drag "on *ish, a.
Defn: resembling a dragon. Shak.
DRAGONLIKE
DRAGONLIKE Drag "on *like `, a.
Defn: Like a dragon. Shak.
DRAGONNADE
Drag `on *nade ", n. Etym: [F., fr. dragon dragoon, because Louis XIV.,in persecuting the Protestants of his kingdom, quartered dragoons upon them. ]
Defn: The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid and devastating incursion; dragoonade. He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades, the tortures, the massacres of the Netherlands. C. Kingsley.
DRAGON'S BLOOD; DRAGON'S HEAD; DRAGON'S TAIL
DRAGON'S BLOOD; DRAGON'S HEAD; DRAGON'S TAIL Drag "on's blood, Drag "on's head, Drag "on's tail.
Defn: See Dragon's blood, Dragon's head, etc. , under Dragon.
DRAGOON
Dra *goon ", n. Etym: [F. dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it ). The name was given from the sense standard. See Dragon. ]
1. ((Mil. )
Defn: Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
2. A variety of pigeon. Clarke. Dragoon bird (Zoöl.), the umbrella bird.
DRAGOON
Dra *goon ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dragooned; p. pr. & vb. n.Dragooning. ]
1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute. The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be dragooned to nothing. Price. Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his subjects to heaven. Macaulay.
DRAGOONADE
DRAGOONADE Drag `oon *ade ", n.
Defn: See Dragonnade.
DRAGOONER
DRAGOONER Dra *goon "er, n.
Defn: A dragoon. [Obs. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
drag
drag |drag dræɡ | ▶verb ( drags, dragging , dragged ) 1 [ with obj. ] pull (someone or something ) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty: we dragged the boat up the beach | figurative : I dragged my eyes away. • take (someone ) to or from a place or event, despite their reluctance: my girlfriend is dragging me off to Atlantic City for a week. • (drag oneself ) go somewhere wearily, reluctantly, or with difficulty: I have to drag myself out of bed each day. • move (an icon or other image ) across a computer screen using a tool such as a mouse. • [ no obj. ] (of a person's clothes or an animal's tail ) trail along the ground: the nuns walked in meditation, their habits dragging on the grass. • [ no obj. ] (drag at ) catch hold of and pull (something ): desperately, Jinny dragged at his arm. • [ no obj. ] engage in a drag race: they were caught dragging on Francis Lewis Blvd. • (of a ship ) trail (an anchor ) along the seabed, causing the ship to drift. • [ no obj. ] (of an anchor ) fail to hold, causing a ship or boat to drift. • search the bottom of (a river, lake, or the sea ) with grapnels or nets: frogmen had dragged the local river. 2 [ with obj. ] (drag something up ) informal deliberately mention an unwelcome or unpleasant fact: pieces of evidence about his early life were dragged up. • (drag someone /something into ) involve someone or something in (a situation or matter ), typically when such involvement is inappropriate or unnecessary: he had no right to drag you into this sort of thing. • (drag something in /into ) introduce an irrelevant or inappropriate subject: politics were never dragged into the conversation. • (drag someone /something down ) bring someone or something to a lower level or standard: the economy will be dragged down by inefficient firms. 3 [ no obj. ] (of time, events, or activities ) pass slowly and tediously: the day dragged —eventually it was time for bed. • (of a process or situation ) continue at tedious and unnecessary length: the dispute between the two families dragged on for years. • [ with obj. ] (drag something out ) protract something unnecessarily: he dragged out the process of serving them. 4 [ no obj. ] (drag on ) informal (of a person ) inhale the smoke from (a cigarette ). ▶noun 1 the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty: the drag of the current. • the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object. • [ in sing. ] a person or thing that impedes progress or development: Larry was turning out to be a drag on her career. • Fishing unnatural motion of a fishing fly caused by the pull of the line. • archaic an iron shoe that can be applied as a brake to the wheel of a cart or wagon. 2 [ in sing. ] informal a boring or tiresome person or thing: working nine to five can be a drag. 3 informal an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette: he took a long drag on his cigarette. 4 clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, esp. women's clothes worn by a man: a fashion show, complete with men in drag | [ as modifier ] : a live drag show. 5 short for drag race. • informal a street or road: the main drag. • historical a private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses. 6 a thing that is pulled along the ground or through water, in particular: • historical a harrow used for breaking up the surface of land. • an apparatus for dredging a river or for recovering the bodies of drowned people from a river, a lake, or the sea. • another term for dragnet. 7 informal influence over other people: they had the education but they didn't have the drag. 8 a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox or other hunted animal. • a hunt using such a lure. 9 Music one of the basic patterns (rudiments ) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes, which are usually played with the other stick. See also ruff 4. PHRASES drag one's feet walk slowly and wearily or with difficulty. • (also drag one's heels ) (of a person or organization ) be deliberately slow or reluctant to act: the government has dragged its heels over permanent legislation. drag someone /something through the mud make damaging allegations about someone or something: he felt enough loyalty to his old school not to drag its name through the mud. in drag wearing the clothing of the opposite sex. PHRASAL VERBS drag something out extract information from someone against their will: the truth was being dragged out of us. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English dragan or Old Norse draga ‘to draw ’; the noun partly from Middle Low German dragge ‘grapnel. ’
drag-and-drop
drag-and-drop |dræɡ ænd |Computing ▶verb [ with obj. ] move (an icon or other image ) to another part of the screen using a mouse or similar device, typically in order to perform some operation on a file or document. ▶adjective of, relating to, or permitting the movement of images in this way: drag-and-drop transfer of messages.
drag bunt
drag bunt ▶noun Baseball a bunt, usually by a left-handed batter, that is hit down the first baseline.
drag chain
drag chain ▶noun a chain used to slow down or steady the motion of a vehicle.
dragée
dra gée |dräˈZHā drɑˈʒeɪ | ▶noun a candy consisting of a center covered with a coating, such as a sugared almond or a chocolate. • a small silver ball for decorating cookies or a cake. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (also denoting a mixture of spices ): French, from Old French dragie (see dredge 2 ).
dragger
drag ger |ˈdragər ˈdræɡər | ▶noun a trawler.
draggle
drag gle |ˈdragəl ˈdræɡəl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something ) dirty or wet, typically by trailing it through mud or water: (as adj. draggled ) : she wore a draggled skirt. • [ no obj. ] hang untidily: red hairs draggled from under her cap. • [ no obj. ] archaic trail behind others; lag behind: they draggled at the heels of his troop. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: diminutive and frequentative of drag .
draggle-tailed
drag gle-tailed ▶adjective archaic having untidily trailing skirts: a draggle-tailed wench.
draggy
drag gy |ˈdragē ˈdræɡi | ▶adjective ( draggier, draggiest ) informal dreary and lacking liveliness: a long, draggy, boring Friday afternoon.
drag hound
drag hound ▶noun a hound used to hunt with a drag.
drag lift
drag lift ▶noun a type of ski lift which pulls skiers up a slope on their skis.
dragline
drag line |ˈdragˌlīn ˈdræɡlaɪn | ▶noun 1 a large excavator with a bucket pulled in by a wire cable. 2 a rope used for dragging or hauling something. • a rope that drags from something, e.g., a mooring line of a hot-air balloon. • a line of silk produced by a spider and acting as a safety line or (in newly hatched spiderlings ) a parachute.
dragnet
drag net |ˈdragˌnet ˈdræɡˌnɛt | ▶noun a net drawn through a river or across ground to trap fish or game. • a systematic search for someone or something, esp. criminals or criminal activity.
dragoman
drag o man |ˈdragəmən ˈdræɡəmən | ▶noun ( pl. dragomans or dragomen ) an interpreter or guide, esp. in countries speaking Arabic, Turkish, or Persian. ORIGIN late Middle English: from obsolete French, from Italian dragomanno, from medieval Greek dragoumanos, from Arabic tarjumān ‘interpreter. ’
dragon
drag on |ˈdragən ˈdræɡən | ▶noun 1 a mythical monster like a giant reptile. In European tradition the dragon is typically fire-breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil, whereas in East Asia it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility, associated with water and the heavens. • derogatory a fierce and intimidating person, esp. a woman. 2 another term for flying dragon. • see Komodo dragon. 3 historical (in the 16th and 17th centuries ) a short musket carried on the belt of a soldier, esp. a mounted infantryman. • a soldier armed with such a musket. Compare with dragoon. ORIGIN Middle English (also denoting a large serpent ): from Old French, via Latin from Greek drakōn ‘serpent. ’
dragon arum
drag on ar um ▶noun any of a number of plants of the arum family, in particular the North American green dragon.
dragon boat
drag on boat |ˈdræɡən boʊt | ▶noun a boat of a traditional Chinese design, typically decorated to resemble a dragon, propelled with paddles by a large crew and used for racing.
dragonet
drag on et |ˌdragəˈnet, ˈdragənit ˈdræɡənɛt | ▶noun a marine fish that often lies partly buried in the seabed. The male is brightly colored. [Two genera in the family Callionymidae: several species, in particular the European Callionymus lyra. ] ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a small dragon ): from Old French, diminutive of dragon ‘dragon. ’
dragonfish
drag on fish |ˈdragənˌfiSH ˈdræɡənˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or dragonfishes ) a deep-sea fish with a long slender body. [● a fish with fanglike teeth, a barbel on the chin, and luminous organs on the body (families Stomiatidae and Idiacanthidae ). ● ( Antarctic dragonfish ) a fish of southern polar seas with a flattened head (family Bathydraconidae ).]
dragonfly
drag on fly |ˈdragənˌflī ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ | ▶noun ( pl. dragonflies ) a fast-flying long-bodied predatory insect with two pairs of large transparent wings that are spread out sideways at rest. The voracious aquatic larvae take up to five years to reach adulthood. Compare with damselfly. [Suborder Anisoptera, order Odonata: several families. Dragonflies include darners and skimmers. ]
dragonnade
drag on nade |ˌdragəˈnād ˈdræɡəneɪd | ▶noun one of a series of persecutions directed by Louis XIV against French Protestants, in which troops were quartered upon them. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, from dragon ‘dragon ’ (see dragoon ).
dragon's blood
drag on's blood ▶noun a red gum or powder that is derived from the fruit of certain palm trees and from the stem of the dragon tree and related plants.
dragon's head
dragon's head ▶noun Astrology the ascending or north node of the moon's orbit, used in drawing up an astrological chart.
dragon ship
dragon ship ▶noun a Viking longship ornamented with a beaked prow.
dragon's mouth
drag on's mouth ▶noun another term for arethusa.
dragon's tail
dragon's tail ▶noun Astrology the descending or south node of the moon's orbit, used in drawing up an astrological chart.
dragon's teeth
dragon's teeth ▶plural noun Brit. informal concrete obstacles pointing upwards from the ground in rows, used against tanks in the Second World War. PHRASES sow (or plant ) dragon's teeth take action that is intended to prevent trouble, but which actually brings it about. ORIGIN with allusion to the teeth of the dragon killed by Cadmus.
dragon tree
drag on tree ▶noun a slow-growing palmlike tree of the agave family, which is native to the Canary Islands and yields dragon's blood. [Dracaena draco, family Agavaceae. ]
dragoon
dra goon |drəˈgo͞on drəˈɡun | ▶noun a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army. • historical a mounted infantryman armed with a short rifle or musket. ▶verb [ with obj. ] coerce (someone ) into doing something: she had been dragooned into helping with the housework. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire ): from French dragon ‘dragon. ’
drag queen
drag queen ▶noun a man who dresses up in women's clothes, typically for the purposes of entertainment.
drag race
drag race |ˈdræɡ ˌreɪs | ▶noun a race between two or more cars over a short distance, usually a quarter of a mile, as a test of acceleration. DERIVATIVES drag rac er noun, drag rac ing noun
dragster
drag ster |ˈdragstər ˈdræɡstər | ▶noun a car built or modified to take part in drag races.
drag strip
drag strip ▶noun a straight, paved track or section of road used for drag racing.
Oxford Dictionary
drag
drag |drag | ▶verb ( drags, dragging, dragged ) 1 [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] pull (someone or something ) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty: we dragged the boat up the beach. • take (someone ) to or from a place or event, despite their reluctance: my girlfriend is dragging me off to Rhodes for a week. • (drag oneself ) go somewhere wearily, reluctantly, or with difficulty: I have to drag myself out of bed each day. • move (an image or highlighted text ) across a computer screen using a tool such as a mouse. • [ no obj. ] (of a person's clothes or an animal's tail ) trail along the ground: the nuns walked in meditation, their habits dragging on the grassy verge. • [ no obj. ] (drag at ) catch hold of and pull (something ): desperately, Jinny dragged at his arm. • [ with obj. ] (of a ship ) trail (an anchor ) along the seabed, drifting in the process. • [ no obj. ] (of an anchor ) fail to hold, causing a ship or boat to drift. • [ with obj. ] search the bottom of (a river, lake, or the sea ) with grapnels or nets: frogmen had dragged the local river. 2 [ no obj. ] (of time ) pass slowly and tediously: the day dragged —eventually it was time for bed. • (drag on ) (of a process or situation ) continue at tedious and unnecessary length: the dispute between the two families dragged on for some years. • [ with obj. ] (drag something out ) protract something unnecessarily: he dragged out the process of serving them. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty: the drag of the current. • the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object. • [ in sing. ] a person or thing that impedes progress or development: Larry was turning out to be a drag on her career. • Angling unnatural motion of a fishing fly caused by the pull of the line. • [ count noun ] archaic an iron shoe that can be applied as a brake to the wheel of a cart or wagon. 2 [ in sing. ] informal a boring or tiresome person or thing: working nine to five can be a drag. 3 informal an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette: he took a long drag on his cigarette. 4 [ mass noun ] clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women's clothes worn by a man: a fashion show, complete with men in drag . 5 informal a street or road: the main drag is wide but there are few vehicles. 6 historical a private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses. • Brit. informal, dated a car: a stately great drag with a smart chauffeur. 7 short for drag race. 8 a thing that is pulled along the ground or through water, in particular: • historical a harrow used for breaking up the surface of land. • an apparatus for dredging or for recovering objects from the bottom of a river or lake. • another term for dragnet. 9 a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox. • a hunt using a drag lure. 10 [ mass noun ] N. Amer. informal influence over other people: they had the education but they didn't have the drag. 11 Music one of the basic patterns (rudiments ) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes usually played with the other stick. See also ruff 4. PHRASES drag and drop Computing move (an image or highlighted text ) to another part of the screen using a mouse or similar device. drag one's feet walk slowly and wearily or with difficulty. • (also drag one's heels ) be deliberately slow or reluctant to act: the government has dragged its heels over permanent legislation. drag someone /thing through the mud see mud. PHRASAL VERBS drag someone /thing down bring someone or something to a lower level or standard: the economy will be dragged down by inefficient firms. drag something in /into introduce an irrelevant or inappropriate subject: politics were never dragged into the conversation. drag someone /thing into involve someone or something in (a situation or matter ), typically when such involvement is inappropriate or unnecessary: he had no right to drag you into this sort of thing. drag on informal inhale the smoke from (a cigarette ). drag something out extract information from someone against their will: the truth was being dragged out of us. drag up informal dress up in clothes more conventionally worn by the opposite sex. drag something up informal deliberately mention an unwelcome or unpleasant fact: pieces of evidence about his early life were dragged up. drag someone up Brit. informal bring up a child badly: would you have her dragged up by a succession of au pairs?ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English dragan or Old Norse draga ‘to draw ’; the noun partly from Middle Low German dragge ‘grapnel ’.
drag anchor
drag an ¦chor ▶noun another term for sea anchor.
drag bunt
drag bunt ▶noun Baseball a bunt, usually by a left-handed batter, that is hit down the first baseline.
drag chain
drag chain ▶noun a chain used to slow down or steady the motion of a vehicle.
dragée
dragée |ˈdrɑːʒeɪ | ▶noun a sweet consisting of a centre covered with a coating, such as a sugared almond. • a small silver ball for decorating a cake. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (also denoting a mixture of spices ): French, from Old French dragie (see dredge 2 ).
dragger
drag |ger ▶noun N. Amer. a fishing boat that uses a dragnet.
dragging brush
drag |ging brush ▶noun another term for flogger.
draggle
drag ¦gle |ˈdrag (ə )l | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something ) dirty or wet, typically by trailing it through mud or water: (as adj. draggled ) : she wore a draggled skirt. • [ no obj. ] hang untidily: red hairs draggled dispiritedly from her chignon. • [ no obj. ] archaic trail behind others; lag behind. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: diminutive and frequentative of drag .
draggle-tailed
draggle-tailed ▶adjective archaic having untidily trailing skirts: a draggle-tailed wench.
draggy
draggy |ˈdragi | ▶adjective ( draggier, draggiest ) informal dreary and lacking liveliness: a long, draggy, boring Friday afternoon.
drag hound
drag hound ▶noun a hound used to hunt with a drag.
drag lift
drag lift ▶noun a type of ski lift which pulls skiers up a slope on their skis.
dragline
drag |line |ˈdraglʌɪn | ▶noun 1 a large excavator with a bucket pulled in by a wire cable. 2 a line of silk produced by a spider and acting as a safety line or (in newly hatched spiders ) a parachute.
dragnet
drag |net |ˈdragnɛt | ▶noun a net drawn through a river or across ground to trap fish or game.
dragoman
dragoman |ˈdragə (ʊ )mən | ▶noun ( pl. dragomans or dragomen ) an interpreter or guide, especially in countries speaking Arabic, Turkish, or Persian. ORIGIN late Middle English: from obsolete French, from Italian dragomanno, from medieval Greek dragoumanos, from Arabic tarjumān ‘interpreter ’.
dragon
dragon |ˈdrag (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a mythical monster like a giant reptile. In European tradition the dragon is typically fire-breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil, whereas in East Asia it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility, associated with water and the heavens. • derogatory a fierce and intimidating woman: his wife is a real dragon. 2 (also flying dragon ) another term for flying lizard. • Austral. any lizard of the agama family. PHRASES chase the dragon informal smoke heroin. ORIGIN Middle English (also denoting a large serpent ): from Old French, via Latin from Greek drakōn ‘serpent ’.
dragon arum
drag on ar um ▶noun any of a number of plants of the arum family, in particular the North American green dragon.
dragon arum
dragon arum ▶noun an arum of the eastern Mediterranean, with a deep purple spathe and spadix and an unpleasant smell. ●Dracunculus vulgaris, family Araceae.
dragon boat
dragon boat ▶noun 1 a boat of a traditional Chinese design, typically decorated to resemble a dragon, propelled with paddles by a large crew and used for racing. 2 another term for dragon ship.
dragonet
dragonet |ˈdrag (ə )nɪt | ▶noun a marine fish which often lies partly buried in the seabed. The male is brightly coloured. ●Two genera in the family Callionymidae: several species, in particular the European Callionymus lyra. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a small dragon ): from Old French, diminutive of dragon ‘dragon ’.
dragonfish
dragon |fish |ˈdrag (ə )nfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or dragonfishes ) a deep-sea fish with a long slender body: ● a fish with fang-like teeth, a barbel on the chin, and luminous organs on the body (families Stomiatidae and Idiacanthidae ). ● ( Antarctic dragonfish ) a fish of southern polar seas with a flattened head (family Bathydraconidae ).
dragonfly
dragon |fly |ˈdrag (ə )nflʌɪ | ▶noun ( pl. dragonflies ) a fast-flying long-bodied predatory insect with two pairs of large transparent wings which are spread out sideways at rest. The voracious aquatic larvae take up to five years to reach adulthood. Compare with damselfly. ●Suborder Anisoptera, order Odonata: several families.
dragonnade
dragonnade |ˌdragəˈneɪd | ▶noun a form of persecution directed by Louis XIV against French Protestants, in which troops were quartered on them. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, from dragon ‘dragon ’ (see dragoon ).
dragon's blood
dragon's blood ▶noun [ mass noun ] a red gum or powder that is derived from the fruit of certain palm trees and from the stem of the dragon tree and related plants.
dragon's head
dragon's head ▶noun Astrology the ascending or north node of the moon's orbit, used in drawing up an astrological chart.
dragon ship
dragon ship ▶noun a Viking longship ornamented with a beaked prow.
dragon's tail
dragon's tail ▶noun Astrology the descending or south node of the moon's orbit, used in drawing up an astrological chart.
dragon's teeth
dragon's teeth ▶plural noun Brit. informal concrete obstacles pointing upwards from the ground in rows, used against tanks in the Second World War. PHRASES sow (or plant ) dragon's teeth take action that is intended to prevent trouble, but which actually brings it about. ORIGIN with allusion to the teeth of the dragon killed by Cadmus.
dragon tree
dragon tree ▶noun a slow-growing palm-like tree of the agave family, which is native to the Canary Islands and yields dragon's blood. ●Dracaena draco, family Agavaceae.
dragoon
dragoon |drəˈguːn | ▶noun a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army. • historical a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine. ▶verb [ with obj. ] coerce (someone ) into doing something: she had been dragooned into helping with the housework. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire ): from French dragon ‘dragon ’.
drag queen
drag queen ▶noun informal a man who ostentatiously dresses up in women's clothes.
drag race
drag race ▶noun a race between two cars over a short distance, usually a quarter of a mile, as a test of acceleration. DERIVATIVES drag racer noun, drag racing noun
dragster
drag |ster |ˈdragstə | ▶noun a car built or modified to take part in drag races.
drag strip
drag strip ▶noun a straight, paved track or section of road used for drag racing.
American Oxford Thesaurus
drag
drag verb 1 she dragged the chair backward: haul, pull, tug, heave, lug, draw; trail, trawl, tow; informal yank. 2 the day dragged: become tedious, pass slowly, creep along, hang heavy, wear on, go on too long, go on and on. ▶noun 1 the drag of the air brakes: pull, resistance, tug. 2 informal work can be a drag: bore, nuisance, bother, trouble, pest, annoyance, trial, chore, vexation; informal pain, pain in the neck, headache, hassle. PHRASES drag on their feud has dragged on for years: persist, continue, go on, carry on, extend, run on, be protracted, endure, prevail. drag out let's not drag out the Q and A session with issues that can't be addressed at this point: prolong, protract, draw out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen, carry on, keep going, continue.
dragoon
dragoon noun historical the dragoons charged: cavalryman, mounted soldier; historical knight, chevalier, hussar; archaic cavalier. ▶verb he dragooned his friends into participating: coerce, pressure, press, push; force, compel, impel; hound, harass, nag, harry, badger, goad, pester; browbeat, bludgeon, bully, twist someone's arm, strong-arm; informal railroad.
drag queen
drag queen noun See transvestite.
Oxford Thesaurus
drag
drag verb 1 she dragged the heavy chair nearer to the bed: haul, pull, draw, tug, heave, trail, trawl, tow; Irish streel; informal yank, lug; archaic hale. 2 the day dragged for Anne: become tedious, appear to pass slowly, go slowly, move slowly, creep along, limp along, crawl, hang heavy, go at a snail's pace, wear on, go on too long, go on and on. PHRASES drag one's feet /heels Stop dragging your feet. We have to move. delay, put off doing something, postpone action, defer action, procrastinate, be dilatory, use delaying tactics, stall, temporize, play for time, play a waiting game, dally, take one's time; informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally. drag on the war dragged on: persist, continue, go on, carry on, extend, run on, be protracted, linger, endure, keep up, hold, prevail, subsist. drag something out that procedure was bound to drag out the negotiations: prolong, protract, draw out, stretch out, spin out, string out, make something go on and on, extend, extend the duration of, lengthen, carry on, keep going, keep alive, continue; archaic wire-draw. ▶noun 1 the drag of the air brakes causes more rapid deceleration: pull, tug, tow, heave, yank; resistance, braking, retardation. 2 informal working nine to five can be a drag: bore, tedious thing, tiresome thing, nuisance, bother, trouble, pest, annoyance, source of annoyance, trial, vexation, thorn in one's flesh; tiresome person, tedious person; informal pain, pain in the neck, bind, headache, hassle; N. Amer. informal pain in the butt, nudnik; Austral. /NZ informal nark; Brit. informal, dated blighter, blister, pill; Brit. vulgar slang pain in the arse.
dragoon
dragoon noun historical the dragoons charged our left flank: cavalryman, mounted soldier, horse soldier, cavalier, knight, chevalier; carabineer, hussar, lancer, cuirassier, sabreur. ▶verb he dragooned his friends into amateur dramatics: coerce, pressure, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, use pressure on, put pressure on, constrain, lean on, press, push; force, compel, impel, oblige, put under an obligation, squeeze, hound, harass, nag, harry, badger, goad, drive, prod, pester, browbeat, brainwash, bludgeon, bully, threaten, tyrannize, prevail on, work on, act on, influence, intimidate, twist someone's arm, strong-arm; N. Amer. blackjack; informal bulldoze, railroad, put the screws /squeeze on; Brit. informal bounce; N. Amer. informal hustle, fast-talk.
Duden Dictionary
Drag-and-drop
Drag-and-drop , Drag-and-Drop Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das Drag-and-Drop |Drag-and-dr o p Drag-and-Dr o p ˈdræg ənd … ˈdræg ənd …|das Drag-and-drop; Genitiv: des Drag-and-drops das Drag-and-Drop; Genitiv: des Drag-and-Drops englisch drag and drop, aus: to drag = schleppen und to drop = fallen lassen Computerfunktion, mit der grafische Elemente (z. B. Icons, Textstellen ) durch Anklicken markiert und mit gedrückter Maustaste auf dem Bildschirm bewegt und so an anderer Stelle eingesetzt werden können
Drag-and-drop-Technik
Drag-and-drop-Tech nik, Drag-and-Drop-Tech nik Substantiv, feminin EDV , die Drag-and-Drop-Technik |Drag-and-dr o p-Technik Drag-and-Dr o p-Technik dræg |ənd … dræg |ənd …|die Drag-and-drop-Technik; Genitiv: der Drag-and-drop-Technik die Drag-and-Drop-Technik; Genitiv: der Drag-and-Drop-Technik englisch; griechisch-französisch Technik, die das Drag-and-drop ermöglicht
Dragee
Dra gee , Dra gée Substantiv, Neutrum , das Dragée |draˈʒeː draˈʒeː |das Dragee; Genitiv: des Dragees, Plural: die Dragees das Dragée; Genitiv: des Dragées, Plural: die Dragées französisch dragée < lateinisch tragemata < griechisch tragḗmata = Nachtisch, Zuckergebäck 1 mit einer Masse aus Zucker oder Schokolade überzogene Süßigkeit mit fester oder flüssiger Füllung 2 mit einem den Geschmack verbessernden Überzug versehene Arznei in Form einer linsenförmigen Pille
Drageur
Dra geur Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈʒøːɐ̯ |jemand, der Dragees herstellt
Drageurin
Dra geu rin Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈʒøːrɪn |weibliche Form zu Drageur
Draggen
Drag gen Substantiv, maskulin Seemannssprache , der |Dr a ggen |mehrarmiger Anker ohne Stock
dragieren
dra gie ren schwaches Verb |draˈʒiːrən |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Dragee mit einem Überzug aus Zuckermasse o. Ä. versehen Pillen dragieren
Dragist
Dra gist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Drag i st …ʒ …|der Dragist; Genitiv: des Dragisten, Plural: die Dragisten Drageur
Dragistin
Dra gis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Drag i stin …ʒ …|die Dragistin; Genitiv: der Dragistin, Plural: die Dragistinnen weibliche Form zu Dragist
Dragoman
Dra go man Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dr a goman auch …ˈmaːn |arabisch-mittelgriechisch-italienisch [einheimischer, sich als Fremdenführer betätigender ] Dolmetscher im Nahen Osten
Dragon
Dra gon Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum veraltet , der oder das Dragun |Drag o n |der oder das Dragon; Genitiv: des Dragons älter französisch targon < mittellateinisch tarc (h )on, Estragon Estragon
Dragonade
Dra go na de Substantiv, feminin , die |Dragon a de |griechisch-lateinisch-französisch a Geschichte von Ludwig XIV. angeordnete Gewaltmaßnahme zur Bekehrung der französischen Protestanten durch Einquartierung von Dragonern b gewaltsame Maßregel
Dragoner
Dra go ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Drag o ner |französisch dragon, ursprünglich = »(Feuer speiender ) Drache « als Name einer Handfeuerwaffe < lateinisch draco, Drache 1 Geschichte leichter Reiter, Angehöriger einer Reitertruppe 2 salopp abwertend in ihrer Erscheinung und ihrem Auftreten derbe, resolute, männlich aussehende oder wirkende Frau
Dragqueen
Drag queen Substantiv, feminin Jargon , die |ˈdrægkwiːn |die Dragqueen; Genitiv: der Dragqueen, Plural: die Dragqueens englisch drag queen, aus: drag = (von Männern getragene ) Frauenkleider und queen = Queen 3 männlicher homosexueller Transvestit
Drag-Race
Drag-Race , Drag race Substantiv, Neutrum , das Dragrace |ˈdrægreɪs ˈdrægreɪs |das Drag-Race; Genitiv: des Drag-Race [s ], Plural: die Drag-Races |[…sɪs ]|das Dragrace; Genitiv: des Dragrace [s ], Plural: die Dragraces |[…sɪs ]|englisch drag race, aus: drag (Dragster ) und race = Rennen 1 Rennen für hochgezüchtete Spezialwagen (auch für spezielle Motorräder ), die aus dem stehenden Start heraus mit höchster Beschleunigung eine Viertelmeile zurücklegen 2 Rennen für spezielle Motorboote auf kurzen, geraden Strecken
Drag-Racing
Drag-Ra cing, Drag ra cing Substantiv, Neutrum , das Dragracing |ˈdrægreɪsɪŋ ˈdrægreɪsɪŋ |das Drag-Racing; Genitiv: des Drag-Racing [s ], Plural: die Drag-Racings das Dragracing; Genitiv: des Dragracing [s ], Plural: die Dragracings englisch drag racing
Dragster
Drag s ter , Drags ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈdrægstɐ |der Dragster; Genitiv: des Dragsters, Plural: die Dragster englisch dragster = frisiertes Auto, zu drag (Slang ) = Auto, Kraftfahrzeug im Drag-Race gefahrener Spezialwagen
Dragun
Dra gun Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum veraltet , der oder das Dragon |Drag u n |der oder das Dragun; Genitiv: des Draguns älter französisch targon < mittellateinisch tarc (h )on, Estragon Estragon
French Dictionary
dragage
dragage n. m. nom masculin Action de nettoyer le fond d ’un cours d ’eau. : Le dragage du fleuve. Note Orthographique dra ga ge.
dragée
dragée n. f. nom féminin Amande recouverte d ’une pâte sucrée.
drageon
drageon n. m. nom masculin Jeune pousse qui naît de la racine d ’un arbre. : Il est préférable de couper les drageons pour conserver à l ’arbre toute sa vitalité.
drageonnement
drageonnement n. m. nom masculin Action de drageonner.
drageonner
drageonner v. intr. verbe intransitif Produire des drageons. : Le pommier a drageonné. aimer
dragon
dragon n. m. nom masculin 1 Animal fabuleux ayant des ailes d ’aigle, des griffes de lion et une queue de serpent. : Le chevalier doit vaincre le dragon pour l ’amour de sa dame. 2 figuré Femme acariâtre.
dragonne
dragonne n. f. nom féminin Cordon formant poignée (pour appareil photographique, valise, canne, parapluie ).
drague
drague n. f. nom féminin 1 Instrument servant à draguer. 2 familier Recherche d ’une aventure amoureuse.
draguer
draguer v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif et intransitif 1 Nettoyer le fond d ’une étendue d ’eau. 2 familier Être à la recherche d ’une aventure amoureuse. aimer Conjugaison Ce verbe s ’écrit toujours avec un u, même devant les lettres a et o. Il dragua, nous draguons.
dragueur
dragueur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin Bateau spécialisé dans la recherche des mines. : Des dragueurs de mines. nom masculin et féminin familier Personne qui aime draguer. : Les dragueurs du samedi soir.
Spanish Dictionary
draga
draga nombre femenino 1 Máquina para dragar :vimos como las dragas limpiaban el puerto .2 Barco que lleva esta máquina .3 Dispositivo para soltar de sus amarras las minas submarinas y para destruirlas .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del francés drague y este del inglés antiguo draggen (actual drag ) ‘red ’, ‘cuerda gruesa ’.
dragado
dragado nombre masculino 1 Acción de dragar .2 Efecto de dragar .
dragador, -ra
dragador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [embarcación ] Que está equipado para dragar .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que se encarga del control de una draga .
dragalina
dragalina adjetivo Máquina excavadora que realiza su trabajo con un cangilón arrastrado por un cable .
dragaminas
dragaminas nombre masculino Barco destinado a limpiar de minas los mares; suele construirse de madera y va revestido de pintura antimagnética :el dragaminas remolca un aparato que crea un gran campo magnético o emite sonidos y produce la explosión de las minas .SINÓNIMO barreminas .El plural es dragaminas .
dragar
dragar verbo transitivo Extraer barro, piedras o arena del fondo de un puerto de mar, un río o una corriente navegable para limpiarlo o darle mayor profundidad .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del francés draguer y este del inglés to drag ‘arrastrar ’, derivado de drag ‘red, cuerda gruesa ’ por utilizarse para arrastrar . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .
drago
drago nombre masculino Árbol de tronco de consistencia fibrosa, grueso, ramificado y liso, copa ancha formada por penachos apicales de hojas en forma de espada, flores agrupadas en grandes espigas, de color blanco amarillento y en forma de campana y fruto en forma de baya de color anaranjado; puede alcanzar hasta 20 m de altura :el drago es originario de las islas Canarias y tiene una extraordinaria longevidad .
dragón, -gona
dragón, -gona nombre masculino y femenino 1 Animal fabuloso con figura de serpiente corpulenta, garras de león y alas de águila, muy feroz, que echa fuego por la boca :el dragón es un personaje habitual en los cuentos infantiles y para matarlo había que recurrir a grandes hazañas, como clavarle una lanza en la garganta o darle piedras ardientes o clavos en la comida .2 nombre masculino Reptil parecido al lagarto, de unos 20 cm de longitud, con expansiones de la piel a ambos lados del abdomen, a modo de paracaídas, que le ayudan a sostenerse en sus saltos; se alimenta de insectos y vive en los árboles de Malasia, Indonesia y Filipinas .3 Planta perenne de tallo erecto, hojas lanceoladas y flores encarnadas o amarillas en espigas terminales :el dragón se cultiva en los jardines y florece en primavera y verano .También boca de dragón .4 Embarcación de vela usada en competiciones deportivas con velas triangulares a proa y trapezoidales a popa :la longitud máxima de un dragón es de 9 m de eslora .5 Soldado de algunos antiguos cuerpos de caballería que por su instrucción, equipo y armamento podía combatir tanto a pie como a caballo :un capitán de dragones de las tropas napoleónicas protagonizó una profanación inspirada en "El beso ", una leyenda de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer .dragón marino Pez marino de unos 40 cm de longitud, color rojizo en el lomo y blanco amarillento con manchas azuladas en el vientre y los costados, cuerpo delgado y esbelto, aletas espinosas, cabeza ancha y ojos próximos entre sí; habita en las costas del Atlántico y en el Mediterráneo; su carne es comestible .También simplemente dragón . VÉASE boca de dragón
dragona
dragona nombre femenino Insignia militar a modo de hombrera, de plata, oro o seda, de la que cuelga un fleco .SINÓNIMO charretera .
dragonear
dragonear verbo intransitivo 1 Amér Ejercer un cargo o profesión sin tener título para ello :unos dragonean de abogado y otros de médicos .2 verbo intransitivo /verbo pronominal Amér Jactarse y hacer ostentación de alguna cosa :dragonea de ricas joyas, pero nadie se las ha visto .SINÓNIMO alardear .
dragontea
dragontea nombre femenino Planta herbácea de rizoma grueso y feculento del que arrancan hojas de gran tamaño, divididas en cinco lóbulos con pecíolos anchos :la dragontea se cultiva como planta ornamental .SINÓNIMO culebrilla, zumillo .
drag queen
drag queen nombre femenino Artista o cantante masculino que actúa vestido con atuendos propios de mujer (peluca, zapatos de plataforma, etc. ) y exhibe maneras exageradamente femeninas .SINÓNIMO reinona .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés drag queen ‘reina travestida ’.
dragster
dragster nombre masculino Coche de carreras con una gran capacidad de aceleración y que se emplea en competiciones en las que se toma como baremo la velocidad de aceleración .Se pronuncia ‘drágster ’.El plural es dragsters .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
drag
drag /dræɡ /〖原義は 「引く (draw )」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ged /-d /; ～ging 他動詞 1 〖drag A (＋副詞 )〗〈人が 〉(苦労して )A 〈重い物 〉を引きずる , 引きずって運ぶ; (力ずくで )A 〈人 〉を引きずっていく (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) ; 〈足など 〉を引きずる ; …を引く ▸ Nancy dragged the heavy table into the room .ナンシーは部屋に重いテーブルを引きずっていった ▸ drag a big log out of a forest 大きな丸太を森から引きずり出す ▸ drag a burglar to the ground 強盗を地面に引きずり倒す ▸ Mary was dragging her feet (behind her ).メリーは足を引きずっていた 2 ｟くだけて ｠〖drag oneself ＋副詞 〗〈人が 〉(体を引きずるようにして )動く , 歩く ; (いやいや )行く, 離れる (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) ▸ Tom dragged himself to a sofa .トムは体を引きずるようにしてソファまで歩いて行った ▸ The boys dragged themselves away from the TV .男の子たちはしぶしぶテレビの前から離れた 3 ｟くだけて ｠〖drag A ＋副詞 〗〈人が 〉(無理に )A 〈人 〉を連れ出す , 引っぱり出す ; Aを引き離す (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) ▸ We dragged him to the tennis court .私たちは無理やり彼をテニスコートに連れていった ▸ Ann tried to drag her daughter away from her boyfriend .アンは娘を説得してボーイフレンドから離そうとした 4 〖～＋副詞 〗〘コンピュ 〙(マウスで )〈アイコンなど 〉をドラッグする, 引きずるように動かす .5 〈警察 人が 〉 «…を探して » 〈川 池など 〉を網でさらう «for » ▸ The police dragged the lake for a drowned body .警察が水死体を捜すために湖を網でさらった .6 〈船が 〉〈錨 （いかり ）〉を引きずって流される .7 (くわ すきなどで )〈畑 土地 〉をすく, すいてならす .8 〈行事 会議など 〉をだらだらと長引かせる .自動詞 1 〈時間が 〉のろのろと進む (on, by ); 〈行事などが 〉 «…もの間 /…まで » だらだらと続く (on, out ) «for /into, until » ▸ The meeting dragged on for hours .その会議はだらだらと何時間も続いた .2 〈物が 〉【場所を 】引きずっている «along , in, on » ▸ Your shoe string is dragging in the mud .靴ひもが泥の中を引きずっているよ 3 のろのろ動く ; 【ほかの人よりも 】遅れて進む «behind » ▸ drag behind others 他人の後をゆっくりと歩いていく .4 ｟話 ｠【タバコなどを 】吸う «on, at » .5 «…を探して » (網などで )水底をさらう «for » .6 ドラッグレースに出場する (↓名詞 6 ).dr à g A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]1 A 〈人 物 〉を引きずり降ろす [倒す ].2 〈 (不快 困難な )事が 〉A 〈人 〉を落胆 [がっかり ]させる ; 〈病気などが 〉A 〈人 〉を弱らせる .3 A 〈値段 質 水準など 〉を下げる ; A 〈人 物 〉をだめにする .4 〈人 スキャンダルなどが 〉 «…にまで » A 〈人 〉を落ちぶれさせる, 堕落させる «to » .dr à g A í n [í n A ]1 A 〈人 物 〉を中に引きずり込む .2 A 〈人 物 〉を強引に話に持ち出す .3 A 〈人 事 〉を無理に巻き込む .dr á g A into B 1 A 〈人 物 〉をB 〈場所 〉に引きずり込む .2 A 〈人 物 〉を強引にB 〈話 〉に持ち出す .3 A 〈人 事 〉をB 〈特定の状況 議論など 〉に巻き込む .dr à g A k ì cking and scr é aming ｟おどけて ｠ «…に » A 〈人など 〉を無理やりなじませる [連れて行く ] «to, into » .dr á g A out of B 1 B 〈場所 〉からA 〈人 物 〉を引きずり出す .2 B 〈人 〉にA 〈言いたくない事など 〉を言わせる, 引き出す, 聞き出す .dr à g A ú p [ú p A ]1 A 〈人 物 〉を引きずり上げる .2 A 〈不愉快なこと 昔の話など 〉をむし返す .3 ｟英 おどけて ｠〖be ～ged up 〗〈子供が 〉無作法に育てられる, ひどい育て方をされる .名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 ｟くだけて ｠〖a ～〗おもしろくない物 [人 ]; 面倒なこと ▸ The accident was a real drag .その事故は本当にやっかいだった 2 ｟くだけて ｠〖a ～〗 «…の » 妨げ, じゃま物, 障害物 «on » ▸ a drag on progress [one's career ]進行 [出世 ]の足手まとい 3 C ｟くだけて ｠【タバコを 】吸い込むこと, 一服 «on , from » ▸ take a drag on one's cigarette タバコを一服する 4 U ｟くだけて ｠女装 ; 男装 ;C 女装パーティ ; (一般に )衣服 ▸ a man [woman ] in drag 女装 [男装 ]の男 [女 ].5 U 〖時にa ～〗(車にあたる )風圧, 空気抵抗 ;〘 空 〙 (飛行機の )抗力 .6 C U ドラッグレース (drag race [racing ]) 〘一定の距離で一番加速をした車が勝つレース 〙.7 ｟米 くだけて ｠〖the ～〗道路, 街路 ▸ the main drag 大通り .8 U C 引きずること [物 ].9 U C のろのろした動き ; 遅れ .10 C 〘狩猟 〙擬臭跡 ; それを用いて行う狩猟 .11 C ｟米俗 ｠(デート相手の )女性 .12 U ｟米俗 ｠影響力, 縁故, コネ, ひいき .13 C ｟米俗 ｠ダンスパーティ .14 C 引き網 ; さぐり錨 （いかり ）; まぐわ ; そり .15 C (車の )輪止め ; ｟英俗 ｠自動車 ; (昔の )4頭立て馬車 .～̀ and dr ó p 〘コンピュ 〙ドラッグアンドドロップ 〘マウスでアイコンなどを引っぱり, 目的の位置で離す操作 〙.～́ b ù nt 〘野球 〙ドラッグバント .～́ qu è en ｟くだけて ｠女装したゲイ .～́ r à cer ドラッグレーサー .～́ str ì p ドラッグレース用の直線舗装コース .
drag-and-drop
dr à g-and-dr ó p 動詞 (→drop )他動詞 〘コンピュ 〙…をドラッグアンドドロップする .
draggy
drag gy /drǽɡi /形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠1 うんざりする, 退屈な .2 のろのろした, 鈍い .
dragnet
dr á g n è t 名詞 C 1 地引網, 底引網 .2 (警察の )大捜査網, 包囲網 .
dragon
drag on /drǽɡ (ə )n /〖原義は 「大蛇 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ドラゴン, 竜 〘想像上の巨大動物; 翼と長い尾, かぎづめを持ち火を吐く; 西洋では混乱と悪の象徴 〙.2 ｟くだけて ｠(年配の )おそろしい女性 ; 若い女性の厳しい付き添い婦人 .3 ｟古 ｠大蛇, 大トカゲ .4 〘動 〙トビトカゲ .5 〖the D- 〗〘天 〙りゅう座 .ch à se the dr á gon ｟俗 ｠ヘロインを吸う .
dragonfly
dr á gon fl ỳ 名詞 複 -flies C 〘虫 〙トンボ (→insect ).
dragoon
dra goon /drəɡúːn /名詞 C 竜騎兵 〘17 --18世紀ヨーロッパの鎧 （よろい ）を着, 銃を持った騎馬兵 〙.動詞 他動詞 〖～ A into doing 〗A 〈人 〉に強制的に …させる .D -́ Gu à rds ｟英 ｠近衛竜騎馬兵連隊 .
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