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The word drag can mean:-

  • Drag (physics), a combination of aerodynamic or hydrodynamic forces which tends to reduce speed
  • Drag (clothing), slang for any costume, but particularly for clothes of one gender worn by the opposite gender
  • Drag racing, a form of automobile racing
  • Drag-and-drop, a user-interface idiom for a type of action with a computer mouse.
  • A drag is a device used to recover objects or bodies lost in shallow water.
  • In computing, to drag a mouse's button and hold it down while moving the mouse.
  • In music, to drag is to play slower than the indicated tempo.
  • In drumming, a drag (also called a "ruff") is one of the 26 rudiments, consisting of two light strokes with one hand followed by a strong stroke with the opposite hand.
  • In agriculture, a drag is a heavy type of harrow (tool), used to break up ground.

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  • Drag (band), a band from Australia.
  • Drag (film), a 1929 film
  • Drag (percussion), a common rudiment in percussion performance
  • Drag (album) a 1997 album by kd lang with a smoking motif
  • A song by the band Placebo, track three on their album Meds

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