drag vs aspiration

aspiration vs drag

drag and aspiration both are nouns.

drag is a verb but aspiration is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drag	Yes	No	Yes	No
aspiration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aspiration is a hypernym of drag; that is, aspiration is a word with a broader meaning than drag:

drag: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
aspiration: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

Other hypernyms of drag include breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake.

drag (noun)	aspiration (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)	the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)	a will to succeed
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)	a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
something tedious and boring	a cherished desire
something that slows or delays progress
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

drag (verb)	aspiration (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
suck in or take (air)
pull, as against a resistance
draw slowly or heavily
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
to lag or linger behind
walk without lifting the feet
move slowly and as if with great effort
use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Difference between drag and aspiration

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