dragging

Everyday

1. Pulling something heavy along the ground with effort. tree →
2. Moving something on a screen by holding the mouse button or your finger on it and sliding. tree →
3. Making someone go somewhere they don't want to go. tree →
4. Going on slowly and boringly: «the day was dragging». tree →
5. Letting something trail along the ground. tree →

In the lessons

In science, dragging a heavy box shows friction between the box and the floor. In computing, «drag and drop» moves files and pictures. In everyday life, parents dragging tired children around shops; time dragging on a boring day. Phrases: «drag and drop», «dragging your feet», «time is dragging».

Examples

• He was dragging a heavy bag across the floor. tree →
• Dragging the box was hard because of friction. tree →
• Try dragging the picture into the folder. tree →
• Mum was dragging us around the shops all afternoon. tree →
• The last lesson was really dragging. tree →
• Her coat was dragging in the mud. tree →
• Stop dragging your feet and hurry up! tree →
• Suddenly he rushed out, dragging after him his blanket. tree →

Note

Doubles the «g»: drag → dragged, dragging. «Dragging your feet» means being slow on purpose because you don't want to do something. In science, it is harder to drag something on a rough surface than on ice.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The commentary asks whether God or man moves the letters of the alphabet, pointing to the idea that the letters are the tools of creation. In the primary lessons: In science, dragging a heavy box shows friction between the box and the floor. In computing, «drag and drop» moves files and pictures. In everyday life, parents dragging tired children around shops; time dragging on a boring day. Phrases: «drag and drop», «dragging your feet», «time is dragging».

Examples

• Who is the one dragging the Twenty-Two Letters through the water and driving them through the cosmos—God, or man?] (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Doubles the «g»: drag → dragged, dragging. «Dragging your feet» means being slow on purpose because you don't want to do something. In science, it is harder to drag something on a rough surface than on ice.