Drag or The Drag may refer to:

Places

* Drag, Norway, a village in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, Norway * ''Drág'', the Hungarian name for

Dragu Dragu ( hu, Drág) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to ...

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 called air resistance, a type of friction, or fluid resistance, another type of friction or fluid friction) is a force acting opposite to the relative motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fl ...

, 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 In fluid dynamics, drag (sometimes called air resistance, a type of friction, or fluid resistance, another type of friction or fluid friction) is a force acting opposite to the relative motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fl ...

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

Drag crisis In fluid dynamics, drag crisis (also known as the Eiffel paradox) is a phenomenon in which drag coefficient drops off suddenly as Reynolds number increases. This has been well studied for round bodies like spheres and cylinders. The drag coeff ...

, a rapid change in drag coefficient over a small range of Reynolds number ** Drag parachute, a parachute to reduce the speed of vehicles *

Park drag A coach is a large, closed, four-wheeled, passenger-carrying vehicle or carriage usually drawn by two or more horses controlled by a coachman, a postilion, or both. A coach has doors in its sides and a front and a back seat inside. The driver has ...

, a type of carriage *

Police drag Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing da ...

, 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 * Drag link, a component commonly used in automotive steering systems * Drag system, a mechanical means of applying variable pressure to a fishing rod reel in order to act as a friction brake * Drag and drop, a computer input gesture

Arts and entertainment

* Drag (clothing), the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender *''Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business'', a history book of drag queens by Frank DeCaro

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, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (often ...

* Drag (percussion), in drumming, one of the 26 rudiments, or basic patterns used in rudimental drumming

Artists

* Drag (band), an Australian band

Genres

Witch house (music genre) Witch house is a microgenre of electronic music characterized by dark occult themes and visual aesthetics that emerged in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The style is heavily influenced by chopped and screwed hip hop, as well as industrial musi ...

, a subgenre of dark electronic music * 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'' * "Drag", a song by Hole released on the single " Malibu" * "Drag", a song by Ronnie Linares and The Del-Aires * "Drag", a song by Steve Wynn * "Drag", a single by

surf-pop Surf music (or 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 instrumental su ...

singer Day Wave

Sport

* Drag (route), 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, most c ...

, a form of automobile racing *

Drag suit Competitive swimwear refers to the swimsuit, clothing, equipment, and accessories used in the aquatic sports of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, triathlon, and water polo. Some swimsuits are designed specifically for swimming competi ...

, a type of training swimwear. * Drag hunting, a form of hunting with hounds

Other uses

* 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) * James Byrd Jr. (1998) * Joã ...

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