Drag
Drag verb - To move or act slowly.
Usage example: one of the climbers was beginning to drag
Fly
Fly verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: flew down the concourse to catch his flight
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Space ships experience severe drag and fly at speeds of 50-400 m/s.
Source: The Sky Is an Ocean -
Averted in the first episode, Wyn rejects a cape when making Kara's early costumes, but then realizes the drag helps her fly better.
Source: Cape Snag -
Both times, afterward he's obviously limp and in pain, but manages to drag himself to his feet in both cases, and then escape to fly combat.
Source: Harmless Electrocution
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