Definition of protract

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Protract (v. t.) To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war..

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Protracted :: Protracted (a.) Prolonged; continued.
Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A plot on paper.
Protracting :: Protracting (p. pr. vb. n.) of Protrac.
Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract..
Tract :: Tract (v.) Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.
Continued :: Continued (p. p. & a.) Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story..
Protracter :: Protracter (n.) A protractor.
Refresher :: Refresher (n.) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted..
Continue :: Continue (v. t.) To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate..
Continuous :: Continuous (a.) Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity..
Linger :: Linger (v. t.) To protract; to draw out.
Interminable :: Interminable (a.) Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless; endless; wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration; interminable sufferings..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire..
Protrusile :: Protrusile (a.) Capable of being protruded or thrust out; protractile; protrusive.
Protractor :: Protractor (n.) One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction..
Lingering :: Lingering (a.) Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease..
Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
Malingerer :: Malingerer (n.) In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability..
Elongation :: Elongation (n.) The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension..
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