dragged

verb

Definition of draggednext
past tense of drag
1
as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

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2
as in crawled
to move or act slowly one of the climbers was beginning to drag

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3
as in crept
to move slowly the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragged
  1. pulled
  2. hauled
  3. lingered
  4. shuffled
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  • Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.
    Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pulled
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  • Mules hauled food and supplies to the Buncombe County town of Black Mountain on Tuesday, Mountain Mule Packers wrote on Facebook.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Nearby residents hauled buckets of river water to flush toilets.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of hauled
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  • The split was not amicable, and hard feelings lingered.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
  • As Helene lingered in the region, Augusta saw some of the heaviest rainfall in the state, totaling 12 to 15 inches — about four months’ worth of rain in just two days.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of lingered
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  • The board was shuffled to be more Altman-friendly and several directors who opposed him were forced out.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Paramount shuffled the dates for several other 2025 films.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of shuffled
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Thesaurus Entries Near dragged

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dragged

dragged one's feet

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