Drag or The Drag may refer to:

Places

Drag, Norway or (or ) is a village in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Tysfjorden, about northeast of the Bodø (town), town of Bodø and about south of the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. The village has a populat ...

, a village in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, Norway * ''Drág'', the Hungarian name for Dragu Commune in Sălaj County, Romania * Drag (Austin, Texas), the portion of Guadalupe Street adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin

Science and technology

Drag (physics) In fluid dynamics, drag, sometimes referred to as fluid resistance, is a force acting opposite to the direction of motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fluid. This can exist between two fluid layers, two solid surfaces, or b ...

, the force which resists motion of an object through a fluid **

Aerodynamic drag In fluid dynamics, drag, sometimes referred to as fluid resistance, is a force acting opposite to the direction of motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fluid. This can exist between two fluid layers, two solid surfaces, or b ...

, the aerodynamic force which resists motion of an aircraft or other object through the air **

Drag parachute A drogue parachute, also called drag chute, is a parachute designed for deployment from a rapidly moving object. It can be used for various purposes, such as to decrease speed, to provide control and stability, as a pilot parachute to deploy ...

, a parachute to reduce the speed of vehicles *

Drag and drop In computer graphical user interfaces, drag and drop is a pointing device gesture in which the user (computing), user selects a virtual object by "grabbing" it and dragging it to a different location or onto another virtual object. In general, i ...

, a computer input gesture *

Drag harrow A drag harrow, a type of spring-tooth harrow, is a largely outdated type of soil Tillage, cultivation Tool, implement that is used to smooth the ground as well as loosen it after it has been plowed and cultipacker, packed. It uses many flexibl ...

, in agriculture, a heavy type of harrow used to break up soil * Drag system, a mechanical means of applying variable pressure to a fishing rod reel in order to act as a friction brake * Police drag, a small dredge used to recover objects or bodies lost in shallow water * ''Drag'', older name for grapnel anchor

Arts and entertainment

Performance

Drag (entertainment) Drag is a performance of exaggerated femininity, masculinity, or other forms of gender expression, usually for entertainment purposes. Drag usually involves cross-dressing. A drag queen is someone (usually male) who performs femininely and a drag ...

, a form of exaggerated femininity or masculinity *''Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business'', a history book of drag queens by

Frank DeCaro Frank DeCaro (born November 6, 1962) is an American writer, performer and talk radio host. He is best known for his work on ''The Daily Show'', where he appeared as a contributor from 1996 to 2003. Starting in 2004 until 2016 he was the host of ' ...

Film and theatre

* ''The Drag'' (play), a Mae West play * ''Drag'' (film), a 1929 drama film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''The Drag'' (film), a 1966 Canadian animated short

Music

* To drag, in music, to play slower than the indicated

tempo In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or from the Italian plural), measured in beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given musical composition, composition, and is often also an indication of the composition ...

Drag (percussion) In ''rudimental drumming'', a form of percussion music, a drum rudiment is one of a number of relatively small patterns which form the foundation for more extended and complex drumming patterns. The term "drum rudiment" is most closely associ ...

, in drumming, one of the 26 rudiments, or basic patterns used in rudimental drumming

Artists

Drag (band) Drag are an Australian Rock music, rock band led by Darren Middleton, most known as the lead guitarist from rock group Powderfinger. History Middleton started the band with drummer Mark McElligott, who is also the live engineer for Powderfinger, ...

, an Australian band

Genres

Witch house (genre) Witch house (sometimes referred to as drag, screwgaze or haunted house) is a microgenre of electronic music that is musically characterized by high-pitched keyboard effects, heavily layered basslines and trap-style drum loops. Aesthetically, i ...

, a subgenre of dark electronic music also known as drag * Slow Drag (dance), a genre of blues dancing

Recordings

* ''Drag'' (k.d. lang album), a 1997 album by k.d. lang * ''Drag'' (Red Aunts album), an album by the Red Aunts * "Drag", a song by King Adora released on the single " Drag/9" Of Pure Malice" * "The Drag", a song by Ty Segall from the album ''

Ty Segall Ty Garrett Segall (born June 8, 1987) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his solo career, during which he has released seventeen studio albums alongside various EPs, singles, and col ...

'' * "Drag", a song by Hole released on the single " Malibu" * "Drag", a song by Lagwagon from the album '' Hang'' * "Drag", a song by Ronnie Linares and

The Del-Aires The Del-Aires were a Paterson, New Jersey Paterson ( ) is the largest City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Steve Wynn Stephen Alan Wynn ( Weinberg; born January 27, 1942) is an American real estate developer and art collector. He was known for his involvement in the luxury casino and hotel industry, prior to being forced to step down in 2018. Early in his care ...

* "Drag", a single by

surf-pop Surf music (also known as surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is inst ...

singer

Day Wave Day Wave is an American indie rock project from Oakland, California, formed in 2014. The band, based around musician Jackson Phillips, with accompanying musicians for live performances, released their debut EP ''Headcase'' in 2015. Day Wave has b ...

Sport

Drag (route) A route is a pattern or path that a receiver in gridiron football runs to get open for a forward pass. Routes are usually run by wide receivers, running backs and tight ends, but other positions can act as a receiver given the play. One popular ...

, in American football *

Drag racing Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, mos ...

, a form of automobile racing * Drag suit, a type of training swimwear. *

Drag hunting Drag hunting or draghunting is a form of equestrian sport where mounted riders hunt the trail of an artificially laid scent with hounds. Description Drag hunting is an equestrian sport where a field of mounted riders chase a pack of hounds who fo ...

, a form of hunting with hounds

Other uses

* Drag (carriage), a type of horse-drawn coach * A deep

inhalation Inhalation (or inspiration) happens when air or other gases enter the lungs. Inhalation of air Inhalation of air, as part of the cycle of breathing, is a vital process for all human life. The process is autonomic (though there are exceptions ...

of a cigarette, in slang *

Dragging death A dragging death is a death caused by someone being dragged behind or underneath a moving vehicle or animal, whether accidental or as a deliberate act of murder. Instances of dragging death * Antonio Curcoa (1792; Chile) * James Byrd Jr. (1998 ...

, a death caused by someone being dragged behind or underneath a moving vehicle or animal.