drag in

Verb

Meaning

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

interpolate drag swept sweep tangle interject intercalate embroil shoehorn throw in sweep up work in interjaculate

Hypernyms

involve

Related terms

look what the cat's dragged in drag into

Examples

In too many modern churches there is no emphasis on theology at all. There is a kind of justification by works or by keeping up with modern trends - anything that will drag in a few more people. Robertson Davies

Life and love are life and love, a bunch of violets is a bunch of violets, and to drag in the idea of a point is to ruin everything. Live and let live, love and let love, flower and fade, and follow the natural curve, which flows on, pointless. D. H. Lawrence

I know of only two painters in the world,' said a newly introduced feminine enthusiast to Whistler, 'yourself and Velasquez.' 'Why,' answered Whistler in dulcet tones, 'why drag in Velasquez? James McNeill Whistler

Being right is not too difficult. Your choose your perception. You select your information. You leave out what does not suit you. You drag in some general-purpose value words. You throw in a sneer or two about the opposition, and you are a fine fellow who made a fine speech. Edward de Bono

One of the things I've always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all the time. I'm always looking for excuses to get them out of their clothes. Andrew Davies

They were swept up by the events Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

drag feet drag hound drag hunt drag into drag into court drag into the twenty-first century