Drag and Operate

Drag

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

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

Nearby Words: dragged, dragline

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Drag and operate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drag" instead a verb "Operate".

body	drag body	operate body
system	drag system	operate system
team	drag team	operate team
way	drag way	operate way
Other words: car, ship, underwater, bodies.

The main characters drag him with them screaming in agony before finally attempting to (clumsily) operate on him, whereupon he dies during their sad joke of a surgery.

Source: Doomed Hurt Guy
In 2010 McLaren built a duct into their car that the driver could operate with his elbow (!); when used on a straight the duct stalled the rear wing and reduced drag.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Sports
Disguised in Drag: When the patients decide to operate on Jack's bunion, they tie up the night nurse and replace her, in full uniform, with Mr Hinton.

Source: Film / Carry On Nurse

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