Drag and Hoist

Drag

Drag verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

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Hoist and drag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hoist" instead a verb "Drag".

Nearby Words: dragged, dragline

Hoist verb - To lift with effort.

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Drag and hoist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drag" instead a verb "Hoist".

Nearby Words: hoisted, hoisting

black	black drag	black hoist
less	less drag	less hoist

Hoist by His Own Petard: The widow killed her husband only for Constantine to call up his spirit to drag her to her death.

Source: Series / Constantine
Hoist by His Own Petard: Gregory created a hell bubble in order to drag Sandra along with himself to hell.

Source: Webcomic / Zebra Girl

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