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drag down
verb
exert a force with a heavy weight
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The snow bore down on the roof

• Syn: ↑bear down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down
• Hypernyms: ↑press
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

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drag down [phrasal verb]
1 drag (someone) down or drag down (someone) : to force (someone) into a bad situation or condition

We cannot let our enemies drag us down to their level. [=we should not let their bad behavior convince us to behave badly]

2 drag (someone) down : to make (someone) unhappy

You can't let her bad moods drag you down.

3 drag down (something) or drag (something) down : to make (something) lower in amount or quality

High energy costs are dragging down profits.

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Main Entry: ↑drag

Useful english dictionary. 2012.