seek vs drag

seek and drag both are nouns.

seek and drag both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of seek include dredge, finger, fumble, grope, divine, browse, surf, leave no stone unturned, hunt, gather, want, scour, seek out, go after, pursue, quest after, quest for, angle, fish, grub, feel, browse, shop.

seek (noun)	drag (noun)
the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk	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

seek (verb)	drag (verb)
inquire for	proceed for an extended period of time
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of	persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
go to or towards	suck in or take (air)
try to get or reach	pull, as against a resistance
make an effort or attempt	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 seek and drag

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