■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged )
1》 pull along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty.
↘take (someone) somewhere, despite their reluctance.
↘move (an image) across a computer screen using a mouse.
2》 trail along the ground.
↘search the bottom of (a body of water) with grapnels or nets.
3》 ( ~ something up ) informal deliberately mention something unwelcome.
4》 (of time) pass slowly and tediously.
↘( ~ something out ) protract something unnecessarily.
5》 ( ~ on ) informal inhale the smoke from (a cigarette).
6》 ( ~ someone up ) Brit. dated bring up a child badly.
■ noun
1》 the action of ~ging.
2》 the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object.
3》 informal a boring or tiresome person or thing.
4》 informal an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette.
5》 women's clothing worn by a man: men in ~.
6》 a ~ race.
7》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a street or road: the main ~.
8》 historical a private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses.
9》 an apparatus for dredging or for recovering objects from the bottom of water.
10》 historical a harrow used for breaking up the surface of land.
11》 archaic an iron shoe applied as a brake to a wheel.
12》 N. Amer. informal influence over other people.
13》 a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox.
14》 Music (in drumming) a basic pattern consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes played with the other stick.
Phrases
~ one's feet
1》 walk wearily or with difficulty.
2》 (also ~ one's heels ) be deliberately slow to act.
Origin
ME: from OE ~an or ON ~a 'to draw'.