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a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
he took a puff on his pipe; he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
(noun) retarding force
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
proceed for an extended period of time
The speech dragged on for two hours
suck in or take (air)
draw a deep breath; draw on a cigarette
(verb) dredge
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
draw slowly or heavily
haul stones; haul nets
(verb) scuff
walk without lifting the feet
(verb) drop back, drop behind, trail, get behind, hang back
to lag or linger behind
But in so many other areas we still are dragging
(verb) embroil, drag in, sweep, sweep up, tangle
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
They were swept up by the events; don't drag me into this business