drag vs pull along

pull along vs drag

drag is a noun but pull along is not a noun.

drag and pull along both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drag	Yes	No	Yes	No
pull along	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pull along is a hyponym of drag; that is, pull along is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drag:

drag: pull, as against a resistance
pull along: pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

Other hyponyms of drag include schlep, shlep, trail, train.

drag (noun)	pull along (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)	pull along (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
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 pull along

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.