drag

/dræg/ v [I/T] (-gg-) (PULL)

Definition

› to move something heavy by pulling it along the ground: [T] If the box is too heavy to lift, just drag it over here. › fig. To drag someone away/out is to persuade someone to leave or do something when the person does not want to do it: [T] I hate to drag you away from the party, but we really have to go. › If you drag out an event, you cause it to continue for longer than is necessary or convenient: [M] They should make a decision now instead of dragging out the discussion. › If an event drags, it seems to happen very slowly: [I] The play dragged in the second act.

(Definition of drag v (PULL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)