A long, heavy rope carried in the basket of a hot-air balloon and permitted to hang over the side and drag on the ground in order to lighten the basket.

(transitive) to cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate.

To remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past. / (transitive, figuratively) To educate reluctant pupils. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, up.

(entertainment) A type of performance involving men wearing women's clothing or, less often, the other way round.

A male performer who performs as a woman (i.e. in drag). / The performance itself.

Alternative form of drag parachute

(aeronautics, motor racing) A parachute deployed behind an aircraft, space shuttle, or motor vehicle as a braking device.

present participle of drag hunt

A horseback chase which uses hounds and is similar to a fox hunt, except that the dogs do not pursue a live animal but, rather, follow a trail created by dragging a scent along a regular, predefined course which is designed to allow sustained riding at high speed.

To engage in a drag hunt.