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drag down

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh downverb

    exert a force with a heavy weight

    "The snow bore down on the roof"

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drag down in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drag down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of drag down in a Sentence

  1. Yi Gang:

    Signs of disruptions have emerged in global trade and in global industry chains, supply chains, and value chains, trade tensions have dampened market confidence, which may amplify financial market volatility and drag down economic growth.

  2. Ted Cruz:

    Every Republican says now they oppose amnesty, kind of funny how that works, well we had an epic drag down fight with Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer proposing a massive amnesty plan, whole bunch of establishment Republicans, including Marco Rubio side by side proposing amnesty. Millions of Americans rose up against it.

  3. Louis Adamic:

    From Mount Hollywood, Los Angeles looks rather nice, enveloped in a haze of changing colors. Actually, and in spite of all the healthful sunshine and ocean breezes, it is a bad place - full of old, dying people, who were born old of tired pioneer parents, victims of America - full of curious wild and poisonous growths, decadent religious cults and fake science, and wildcat enterprises, which, with their aim for quick profit, are doomed to collapse and drag down multitudes of people.

  4. Gara LaMarche:

    There is anxiety about whether( Sanders) can win and whether he will be a drag down-ballot.

  5. Worrapong Tuntiwutthipong:

    The impact of the drought will last for a long time, and that will drag down upcountry incomes and the sector's SSSG, cP All will outperform others in terms of SSSG and earnings growth. Overall, consumption should remain weak, and SSSG will be at low single digits of 1-3 percent in 2016 from 0-1 percent this year.


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