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drags the chain

drags the chain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drag the chain.

Meaning of drag the chain

Verb

drag the chain (third-person singular simple present drags the chain, present participle dragging the chain, simple past and past participle dragged the chain)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To fall behind relative to others.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To unwittingly hold up progress.
  3. (idiomatic, informal) To deliberately hold up progress by acting slowly.

Questions about drags the chain

What is drags the chain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drags the chain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drag the chain.

Words near drags the chain in the dictionary

  1. drags into
  2. drags on
  3. drags one's balls across
  4. drags one's feet
  5. drags out
  6. drags the chain
  7. drags through the mud
  8. drags up
  9. dragsman
  10. dragsmen
  11. dragsona

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