arrossegar

From a- +‎ rossegar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ru.səˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ro.səˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ro.seˈɣaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

arrossegar (first-person singular present arrossego, first-person singular preterite arrosseguí, past participle arrossegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (ambitransitive) to drag

   Pesava massa i va haver d'arrossegar-lo. ― It weighed too much and he had to drag it.

2. (graphical user interface) to drag (to operate a mouse or similar device by moving it with a button held)
3. (reflexive) to drag oneself, to crawl
4. (pronominal) to hang around
   • 1967, Manuel de Pedrolo, Totes les bèsties de càrrega:

     Un suc groguenc rellisca cap al plat i s'arrossega pels racons clivellats abans de desaparèixer per la reixeta del desguàs.

     A yellowish liquid slides towards the plate and collects in the nooks and crannies before disappearing through the grille of the drain.

• “arrossegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “arrossegar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.