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тащи́ться — meaning in English

tashchitsya

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English meaning

  • dawdle verb To move slowly or take much longer than necessary, often because of a lack of urgency.
  • drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
  • plod verb To walk slowly and heavily, with steady, tiring effort.
  • trudge noun A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

Senses

тащи́ться is used for these senses in English:

  • dawdle To move or walk lackadaisically.
  • drag To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
  • plod (intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.
  • trudge (intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.

drag — full definition

  1. verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
  2. noun A resisting force that slows down something moving through air or liquid.
  3. noun Something tedious or annoying.
  4. noun Elaborate, exaggerated clothing of the opposite gender worn for performance, especially by drag queens and kings.
  5. verb To insult or criticize someone sharply, often publicly (informal).

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