Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 10 compound words that contain drags. The most common are listed below. Open drags in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- lally-dragsTrousers.
- cash dragsplural of cash drag: A negative impact on investment returns caused by holding a portion of a portfolio in cash instead of investing it in higher-returning securities or credit.
- de-dragsthird-person singular simple present indicative of de-drag: To remove one's drag clothing and makeup, especially after a performance.
- drags downthird-person singular simple present indicative of drag down: To cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
- drags outthird-person singular simple present indicative of drag out: To extend or lengthen excessively; to draw out.
- drags upthird-person singular simple present indicative of drag up: To remind people of (something, usually unpleasant, from the past).
- fiscal dragsplural of fiscal drag: The deflationary pressure on the economy that results from the government's net fiscal position (spending minus taxation) failing to cover the net savings desires of the private economy.
- main dragsplural of main drag: The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.
- parasitic dragsplural of parasitic drag: A type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.
- sand dragsplural of sand drag: A pile of sand or earth at the end of a siding or bay platform, intended to stop trains that overrun or pass through trap points set for a siding.
- toe dragsplural of toe drag: A deke in which a player uses the toe of their stick to drag the puck back towards themselves and out of a defender's reach.
- volatility dragsplural of volatility drag: A negative impact on the compound returns from a leveraged investment product caused by an underlying reference value being regularly reset so that to cover any loss in value the appreciation in proportion to it …
- drags and dropsthird-person singular simple present indicative of drag and drop: A feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another …
- drags the chainthird-person singular simple present indicative of drag the chain: To fall behind relative to others.
- drags through the mudthird-person singular simple present indicative of drag through the mud: To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.
- drags one's feetthird-person singular simple present indicative of drag one's feet: To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
Compound words 10
- gladragsAlternative form of glad rags: Formal attire, dress clothes.
- dragstersplural of dragster: A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing.
- bagdragsplural of bagdrag: The carrying of one's luggage to the airfield in preparation for a scheduled flight.
- cashdragsplural of cashdrag: A negative impact on investment returns caused by holding a portion of a portfolio in cash instead of investing it in higher-returning securities or credit.
- dragsmenplural of dragsman: A driver of a carriage, coach, or drag, for public transport, private hire, or as a household servant; coachman.
- dragstripsplural of dragstrip: A paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.
- headragsplural of headrag: A head covering comprising a piece of cloth wound around the head and knotted in the front, often associated with African American women.
- maindragsplural of maindrag: The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.
- outdragsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outdrag: To outperform in a drag race.
- underdragsplural of underdrag: The tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.