Difference between Drag and Pull

What is the difference between Drag and Pull?

Drag as a verb is to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. while Pull as a verb is to apply a force to (an object) such that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Drag

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. To move slowly. To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant. To move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it. The bottom part of a sand casting mold. Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating. Someone or something that is disappointing. Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture (corporate drag). A puff on a cigarette or joint. Horse-drawn wagon or buggy. Street, as in 'main drag'.

Example sentence: To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a murderous future. It is to circle around the other like a dead star and absorb him into a black light.

Pull

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To apply a force to (an object) such that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availabilityto do or performTo retrieve or generate for use.To apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force.To succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex or to make out with somebody which is not in a relationship with you, eg "I pulled tonight!" - meaning the person made out.Initiate combat with an enemy character in an online game.To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of pulling (applying force).An attractive force which causes motion towards the sourceAny device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.influence, especially as a means of gaining advantageAppeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology.

Example sentence: Cute accessories always help bring out your outfit and pull it all together.

We hope you now know whether to use Drag or Pull in your sentence.

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