Drag

Drag may refer to:

In science and technology

• Drag (physics), the force which resists motion of an object through a fluid
• Drag equation, a mathematical equation used in analyzing the magnitude of drag caused by fluid flow
• Drag coefficient, a non-dimensional coefficient that is one of the terms in the drag equation
• Aerodynamic drag, the aerodynamic force which resists motion of an aircraft or other object through the air
• Drag crisis, a rapid change in drag coefficient over a small range of Reynolds number
• Park drag, a type of carriage
• Police drag, a small dredge used to recover objects or bodies lost in shallow water
• Drag harrow, in agriculture, a heavy type of harrow used to break up soil
• In computing, to hold down a mouse button while moving the mouse, as in drag-and-drop

In arts, performance arts and entertainment

• To drag, in music, to play slower than the indicated tempo
• Drag (percussion), in drumming, one of the 26 rudiments, or basic patterns used in rudimental drumming
• Drag (band), an Australian band
• Drag (k.d. lang album), a 1997 album by k.d. lang
• Drag (Red Aunts album), an album by the Red Aunts
• Drag racing, a form of automobile racing
• Drag (music genre), a sub-genre of dark electronic music
• Drag (film), a 1929 drama film directed by Frank Lloyd.

Other uses

• Drag (clothing), slang for any costume, but particularly for clothes which do not match one's gender identity
  • Drag king, mostly female identified people who dress and perform as males
  • Drag queen, mostly male identified people who dress and perform as females
• Drag, Norway, a village in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, Norway
• Drág, the Hungarian name for Dragu Commune, Sălaj County, Romania
• a deep inhalation of a cigarette