/arasˈtɾaɾ/
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Translation
to drag, to pull, to haul
Word origin
From rastro ('trail, rake'), from Latin rastrum ('rake'), related to radere ('to scrape'). The idea is of something scraped or dragged along the ground.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rastrum
- English cognates
- rake, raze
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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We had to drag the table to the other room.
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Do not drag your feet when you walk.
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The current of the river was dragging the branches along.
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The baby still crawls along the floor before walking.
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We hauled the heavy suitcase across the whole station.
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