The difference between Drag and Pull

When used as nouns, drag means resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it, whereas pull means an act of pulling (applying force).

When used as verbs, drag means to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty, whereas pull means to apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.


check bellow for the other definitions of Drag and Pull

  1. Drag as a noun (uncountable):

    Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.

    Examples:

    "When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration."

  2. Drag as a noun (countable, foundry):

    The bottom part of a sand casting mold.

  3. Drag as a noun (countable):

    A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.

  4. Drag as a noun (countable, informal):

    A puff on a cigarette or joint.

  5. Drag as a noun (countable, slang):

    Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.

    Examples:

    "Travelling to work in the rush hour is a real drag."

  6. Drag as a noun (countable, slang):

    A type of horse-drawn carriage.

  7. Drag as a noun (countable, slang):

    Street, as in 'main drag'.

  8. Drag as a noun (countable):

    The scent-path left by dragging a fox, for training hounds to follow scents.

    Examples:

    "to run a drag"

  9. Drag as a noun (countable, snooker):

    A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.

  10. Drag as a noun:

    A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.

  11. Drag as a noun:

    A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.

    Examples:

    "a stone drag"

  12. Drag as a noun (metallurgy):

    The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.

  13. Drag as a noun (masonry):

    A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.

  14. Drag as a noun (nautical):

    The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.

  15. Drag as a noun:

    Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.

  16. Drag as a noun:

    A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.

  17. Drag as a noun:

    Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.

  18. Drag as a noun:

    witch house music

  19. Drag as a noun:

    The last position in a line of hikers.

  20. Drag as a noun (aviation, aerodynamics):

    The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing.

  1. Drag as a verb (transitive):

    To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

  2. Drag as a verb (intransitive):

    To move slowly.

    Examples:

    "Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus."

  3. Drag as a verb:

    To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.

  4. Drag as a verb:

    To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.

  5. Drag as a verb:

    To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.

  6. Drag as a verb:

    To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.

  7. Drag as a verb (computing):

    To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.

    Examples:

    "'Drag the file into the window to open it."

  8. Drag as a verb:

    (chiefly of a vehicle) To inadvertently rub or scrape on a surface.

    Examples:

    "The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump."

  9. Drag as a verb (soccer):

    To hit or kick off target.

  10. Drag as a verb:

    To fish with a dragnet.

  11. Drag as a verb:

    To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.

  12. Drag as a verb:

    To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.

  13. Drag as a verb (figurative):

    To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.

  14. Drag as a verb (slang):

    To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).

    Examples:

    "You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you."

  1. Drag as a noun (uncountable, slang):

    Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.

    Examples:

    "He performed in drag."

  2. Drag as a noun (uncountable, slang):

    Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.

    Examples:

    "corporate drag"

  1. Drag as a verb:

    To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

  1. Pull as a noun:

    An act of pulling (applying force)

    Examples:

    "He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out."

  2. Pull as a noun:

    An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

    Examples:

    "The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant."

    "iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet"

    "She took a pull on her cigarette."

  3. Pull as a noun:

    Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope

    Examples:

    "a zipper pull"

  4. Pull as a noun (slang, dated):

    Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.

    Examples:

    "In weights the favourite had the pull."

  5. Pull as a noun:

    Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)

  6. Pull as a noun (Internet, uncountable):

    The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

  7. Pull as a noun:

    A journey made by rowing

  8. Pull as a noun (dated):

    A contest; a struggle.

    Examples:

    "a wrestling pull"

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  9. Pull as a noun (obsolete, poetic):

    Loss or violence suffered.

  10. Pull as a noun (slang):

    The act of drinking.

    Examples:

    "to take a pull at a mug of beer"

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  11. Pull as a noun (cricket):

    A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

  12. Pull as a noun (golf):

    A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

  1. Pull as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

    Examples:

    "When I give the signal, pull the rope."

    "You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle."

  2. Pull as a verb:

    To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

    Examples:

    "to pull fruit from a tree; to pull flax; to pull a finch"

  3. Pull as a verb:

    To attract or net; to pull in.

  4. Pull as a verb:

    To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

  5. Pull as a verb (ambitransitive, UK, Ireland, slang):

    To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

    Examples:

    "I pulled at the club last night."

    "He's pulled that bird over there."

  6. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

    Examples:

    "Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves."

  7. Pull as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To do or perform.

    Examples:

    "He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14."

    "You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that."

  8. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To retrieve or generate for use.

    Examples:

    "I'll have to pull a part number for that."

  9. Pull as a verb:

    To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

  10. Pull as a verb (intransitive):

    To row.

  11. Pull as a verb (transitive):

    To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

  12. Pull as a verb (video games, ambitransitive):

    To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

  13. Pull as a verb:

    To score a certain amount of points in a sport.

  14. Pull as a verb (horse-racing):

    To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

    Examples:

    "The favourite was pulled."

  15. Pull as a verb (printing, dated):

    To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

  16. Pull as a verb (cricket, golf):

    To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

  17. Pull as a verb (UK):

    To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

    Examples:

    "Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint."

  18. Pull as a verb (rail transportation, US, of a railroad car):

    To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.