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drag down
drag down vb (Psychology) (tr, adverb) to depress or demoralize: the flu really dragged her down. ThesaurusVerb | 1. | drag down - exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"bear down, press down on, weigh down, bear down onpress - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
dragverb1. To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force:draw, haul, pull, tow, tug.2. To hang or cause to hang down and be pulled along behind:draggle, trail, train.3. To advance slowly:crawl, creep, inch.4. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail.Idioms: drag one's feet, mark time, take one's time.noun1. The act of drawing or pulling a load:draft, draw, haul, pull, traction.2. An inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette:draw, puff, pull.Slang: hit.Translationsdrag down
drag down1. To physically move something from a higher location to a lower one. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "drag" and "down." Every day, the kids drag lots of toys down from their bedrooms, and every night, they whine about having to take them back upstairs.2. To cause a decrease in the standard or quality of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "drag" and "down." It seems that all the construction in this part of town is dragging down our real estate prices.3. slang To cause one to feel sad or demoralized. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "drag" and "down." Honestly, having to listen to you two fight all the time is really dragging me down.See also: down, dragdrag downv.1. To pull something or someone from a higher to a lower position: She dragged down the boxes from the attic. Help me drag the camping gear down the hill.2. To lower the quality, character, or value of something or someone: His disruptions are dragging down the performance of the other students. Recent events have dragged prices down.3. Slang To exhaust, discourage, or depress someone: All this work is really dragging me down. The lowered salaries have dragged down morale.See also: down, dragEncyclopediaSeedragdrag down
Synonyms for drag downverb exert a force with a heavy weightSynonyms- bear down
- press down on
- weigh down
- bear down on
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