drag vs search

drag and search both are nouns.

drag and search both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of drag include look for, seek.

drag (noun)	search (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)	an investigation seeking answers
something tedious and boring	the examination of alternative hypotheses
something that slows or delays progress	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

drag (verb)	search (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	inquire into
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
suck in or take (air)	subject to a search
pull, as against a resistance	search or seek
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 search

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