proceed vs drag

drag vs proceed

proceed is not a noun while drag is a noun.

proceed and drag both are verbs.

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

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

proceed: follow a certain course
drag: proceed for an extended period of time

Other hyponyms of proceed include drag on, drag out, come, do, fare, get along, make out.

proceed (noun)	drag (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

proceed (verb)	drag (verb)
follow a certain course	proceed for an extended period of time
continue talking	persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
move ahead; travel onward in time or space	suck in or take (air)
follow a procedure or take a course	pull, as against a resistance
continue a certain state, condition, or activity	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 proceed and drag

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