drag vs look for

look for vs drag

drag is a noun but look for is not a noun.

drag and look for both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drag	Yes	No	Yes	No
look for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, look for is a hypernym of drag; that is, look for is a word with a broader meaning than drag:

drag: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
look for: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

Other hypernyms of drag include search, seek.

drag (noun)	look for (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)	look for (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting	be excited or anxious about
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 look for

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