drag vs seek

drag and seek both are nouns.

drag and seek both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of drag include look for, search.

drag (noun)	seek (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)	the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
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)	seek (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	inquire for
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)	go to or towards
pull, as against a resistance	try to get or reach
draw slowly or heavily	make an effort or attempt
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 seek

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