| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | drag down a volume from the shelf | стянуть том с полки (a coat from a hook, the girl from the ladder, etc., и т.д.) |
| gen. | drag down a volume from the shelf | стащить том с полки (a coat from a hook, the girl from the ladder, etc., и т.д.) |
| Makarov. | drag someone down into the gutter | опозорить (кого-либо) |
| econ. | drag down the economy | ослаблять экономику (the credit crisis that is dragging down the economy lalsa) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | drag down to the bottom of a lake | забуровить |
| Gruzovik, inf. | drag down to the bottom of a river | забуровить |
| busin. | drag down with one | тащить за собой вниз |