drag vs persuade

persuade vs drag

drag is a noun but persuade is not a noun.

drag and persuade both are verbs.

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

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

drag: persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

drag (noun)	persuade (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)	persuade (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting	win approval or support for
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 persuade

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