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drag vs dawdle

dawdle vs drag

drag is a noun but dawdle is not a noun.

drag and dawdle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drag Yes No Yes No
dawdle No No Yes No
As verbs, dawdle is a hypernym of drag; that is, dawdle is a word with a broader meaning than drag:
  • drag: to lag or linger behind
  • dawdle: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Other hypernyms of drag include fall back, fall behind, lag.
drag (noun) dawdle (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
something tedious and boring
something that slows or delays progress
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
drag (verb) dawdle (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time take one's time; proceed slowly
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
suck in or take (air) waste time
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 dawdle

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