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drag
/dræg/ verb (present participle dragging, past tense and past participle dragged)Translation
drag sth/sb across/along/over, etc › to pull something or someone along the ground somewhere, usually with difficulty
birini sürüklemek, sürükleyerek götürmek
The table was too heavy to lift, so we had to drag it across the room.1642 drag sb along/out/to, etc › to make someone go somewhere they do not want to go
istemediği halde gitmeye zorlamak, cebir uygulamak, cebren yaptırmak
She dragged me to the mall to look at shoes. I have to drag myself out of bed every morning.1641COMPUTER [T] › to move something somewhere on a computer screen using a mouse (= small computer control)
bilgisayarda mouse ile bir şeyi alıp taşımak
2358TIME [I] ( also drag on) › to continue for too much time in a boring way
drag sb down phrasal verb UK sıkıcı bir şekilde uzayıp gitmek, uzadıkça uzamak, kabak tadı vermek
The negotiations dragged on for months. → See also drag your feet (foot)1548 › If an unpleasant situation drags someone down, it makes them feel unhappy or ill.
drag sb into sth phrasal verb canını sıkmak, hasta etmek, yatağa düşürmek
985 › to force someone to become involved in an unpleasant or difficult situation
drag sth out phrasal verb başını belaya sokmak, başına dert açmak, zorla bulaştırmak; istemeden/zorla karışmak/bulaşmak
I don't want to be dragged into this argument.1965 › to make something continue for more time than is necessary
gereksiz yere uzatmak
1561(Definition of drag verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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