Protract
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Protract
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1 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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2 v. t.
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
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3 v. t.
To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
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4 v. t.
To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
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5 n.
Tedious continuance or delay.
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6 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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7 v. t.
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
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8 v. t.
To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
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9 v. t.
To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
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10 n.
Tedious continuance or delay.