drag vs push

drag

noun
  • A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way. 

  • A men's party attended in women's clothing. 

  • A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats. 

  • A heavy harrow for breaking up ground. 

  • A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel. 

  • The bottom part of a sand casting mold. 

  • A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed. 

  • Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. 

  • A device for guiding wood to the saw. 

  • A prison sentence of three months. 

  • A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing. 

  • A puff on a cigarette or joint. 

  • The last position in a line of hikers. 

  • A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet. 

  • Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged. 

  • The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents. 

  • Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used. 

  • Street, as in 'main drag'. 

  • A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone. 

  • Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object. 

  • A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down. 

  • Witch house music. 

  • A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart. 

  • The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope. 

  • The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. 

  • A mailcoach. 

  • Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it. 

  • Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture. 

  • Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment. 

  • A pulled load. 

  • Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. 

verb
  • To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant. 

  • To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone). 

  • To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly. 

  • To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. 

  • To hit or kick off target. 

  • To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow. 

  • To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing. 

  • To perform as a drag queen or drag king. 

  • To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way. 

  • To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface. 

  • To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty. 

  • To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water. 

  • To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back. 

  • To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet. 

  • To fish with a dragnet. 

push

noun
  • A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time 

  • A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score 

  • A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. 

  • An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. 

  • A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music. 

  • An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action. 

  • The addition of a data item to the top of a stack. 

  • A great effort (to do something). 

  • The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request. 

verb
  • To move (a pawn) directly forward. 

  • To press or urge forward; to drive. 

  • To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. 

  • To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot. 

  • To add (a data item) to the top of a stack. 

  • To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. 

  • To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot). 

  • To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. 

  • To make an all-in bet. 

  • To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal. 

  • To make a higher bid at an auction. 

  • To approach; to come close to. 

  • To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). 

  • To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action. 

  • To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers. 

How often have the words drag and push occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )