drag

drag
drag drag [dræg] verb [transitive] COMPUTING
to move words, pictures etc across a computer screen by pulling them along with the mouse:

• Either drag and drop the page into a message or choose Send Page from under the File menu.

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drag UK US /dræg/ verb (-gg-)
► [I or T] to become lower or less, or to make something do this: »

Sales have been dragging this month.

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Jewellery exports will be dragged by weak consumer confidence caused by world economic turmoil.

► [I] to take a long time, or progress very slowly: »

The planned one-hour session dragged into its third hour.

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Negotiations have dragged on longer than expected.

► [T] IT to move something on a computer screen using the mouse: »

Select the text you want to move and drag it where you want it to be.

 drag sth to/over/into etc. sth »

Click and hold on any button to drag it off the toolbar.

● drag and drop — Cf. drag and drop
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drag UK US /dræg/ noun [C, usually singular]
► something that slows down or limits development: »

Ailing drug shares were another drag on the market.

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High energy prices will continue to be a drag on the economy.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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