| Main Entry: | drag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move very slowly |
| Synonyms: | be delayed, be quiescent, crawl, creep, dally, dawdle*, delay, encounter difficulty, hang*, inch, lag, lag behind, limp along, linger, loiter, mark time, poke*, procrastinate, put off*, sag, shamble, shuffle, slow down, stagnate, straggle, tarry, trail behind, traipse |
| Antonyms: | rush |
| Main Entry: | hang back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be reluctant |
| Synonyms: | drop back, drop behind, hang fire, hang off, hold back, hold off, hover, lag behind, pause, procrastinate, shrink back, shy away, stay back, stick, straggle, trail |
| Antonyms: | forge ahead |