ett drag

drag in a sentence

• härjade drag
  haggard features
• ett intressant drag i debatten
  an interesting aspect of the debate
• hans snålhet är ett osympatiskt drag
  his stinginess is an unpleasant side of his character
• ett skickligt drag
  a masterly stroke
• Vem vet vad hans nästa drag blir
  Who knows what his next move will be

Expressions

• i korta drag
  in brief
• i stora (el. grova) drag
  in broad outline

Words built with drag

• anletsdrag features
• karaktärsdrag characteristic
• schackdrag move in chess
• tvärdrag cross draught
• golvdrag draught from the floor

Questions

Origin

From Old Swedish dragh, from Old Norse drag, related to the verb draga (“to pull, draw”).

Nearby common words

drag is number 2,267 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 2,263sikta aim, sight
• 2,264banka knock, beat
• 2,265medborgare citizen
• 2,266as carcass, carrion
• 2,268vinter winter
• 2,269tända light, ignite
• 2,270april April
• 2,271rök smoked