drag vs balk

drag and balk both are nouns.

drag and balk both are verbs.

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

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

drag: something that slows or delays progress
balk: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Other hypernyms of drag include baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment.

drag (noun)	balk (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)	an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)	one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
something tedious and boring	the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
something that slows or delays progress
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

drag (verb)	balk (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	refuse to comply
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 balk

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