affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
(of a situation) exceptionally tense; "an atmosphere electric with suspicion"
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm"
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
move slowly and as if with great effort
use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
clearly characterized or delimited; "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties"
clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"
the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
a legal document giving official permission to do something
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke
authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"