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Synonyms for drag

Two senses of drag live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

pull

Same sentence, swapped: He took a pull on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for drag as it is used in the sentence above.

gasp
path
oil

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineStates and conditions

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Don't drag me into this business.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

sweep

Same sentence, swapped: Don't sweep me into this business.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for drag as it is used in the sentence above.

mire
entangle
check

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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