Drag
Drag verb - To move slowly.
Usage example: the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion
Limp
Limp verb - To move slowly.
Usage example: we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time
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Both words in one sentence
- Charlie merely goes limp, and Mac passes out from exhaustion trying to drag him out.
Source: Miles Gloriosus / Live-Action TV -
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 - Toy is injured, so Halo helps her limp along, and eventually fashions a stretcher so she can drag Toy to their HQ, keeping a determinedly positive attitude all the while despite the grim circumstances.
Source: Tear Jerker / Comic Books
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