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drag and drop

drag and drop noun: a feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.

Noun

drag and drop (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, usually) A feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.
    Synonyms:
    drag-drop

Verb

drag and drop (third-person singular simple present drags and drops, present participle dragging and dropping, simple past and past participle dragged and dropped)

  1. (transitive) To use such a feature to move or copy an object.
    • You can duplicate the files by holding the Ctrl key while dragging and dropping them.

drag and drop meaning in Tamil

drag and drop in Tamil

இழுத்து விடு

Synonyms of drag and drop

Forms of drag and drop

Noun
alternative formdrag-and-drop
Verb
third-person singular presentdrags and drops
present participledragging and dropping
past participledragged and dropped
pastdragged and dropped

Questions about drag and drop

What does drag and drop mean?
Drag and drop means a feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.
What is drag and drop in Tamil?
Drag and drop in Tamil is இழுத்து விடு. See Drag and drop meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is drag and drop?
Drag and drop can be a noun or a verb.

Words near drag and drop in the dictionary

  1. draftwomen
  2. drafty
  3. drag
  4. drag act
  5. drag acts
  6. drag and drop
  7. drag artist
  8. drag artists
  9. drag ass
  10. drag bit
  11. drag bits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: drag and drop (page history and authors); drag and drop (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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