Definition of protract

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Protract (n.) Tedious continuance or delay.

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Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A plot on paper.
Protracter :: Protracter (n.) A protractor.
Tickle :: Tickle (v. t.) To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted..
Linger :: Linger (v. t.) To protract; to draw out.
Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot..
Elongation :: Elongation (n.) The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire..
Yowl :: Yowl (n.) A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl..
Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To protract; to prolong; to extend.
Overspin :: Overspin (v. t.) To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly.
Howl :: Howl (n.) The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound..
Short :: Short (superl.) Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath..
Lingering :: Lingering (a.) Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease..
Protrusile :: Protrusile (a.) Capable of being protruded or thrust out; protractile; protrusive.
Protracted :: Protracted (a.) Prolonged; continued.
Prolongation :: Prolongation (n.) The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction.
Protract :: 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..
Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty..
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..
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