- drag-out
- drag-out «DRAG OWT», noun.Informal. a dragging out; prolongation: »
If the drag-out of the recession continues (Christian Science Monitor).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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drag out — See: DRAG ON … Dictionary of American idioms
drag out — See: DRAG ON … Dictionary of American idioms
drag out — drag on / drag out [v] extend time of action continue, draw out, endure, extend, go on slowly, keep going, lengthen, persist, prolong, protract, spin out, stretch out; concept 239 Ant. complete … New thesaurus
drag\ out — • drag on • drag out v 1. To pass very slowly. The cold winter months dragged on until we thought spring would never come. 2. To prolong; make longer. The meeting would have been over quickly if the members had not dragged out the argument about… … Словарь американских идиом
drag out — index continue (prolong), prolong, protract (prolong) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
drag out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drag out of : present tense I/you/we/they drag out of he/she/it drags out of present participle dragging out of past tense dragged out of past participle dragged out of drag something out of someone to force… … English dictionary
drag out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you drag something out, you make it last for longer than is necessary. [V P n (not pron)] ...a company that was willing and able to drag out the proceedings for years... [V n P] Let s get it over with as soon as possible,… … English dictionary
drag out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drag out : present tense I/you/we/they drag out he/she/it drags out present participle dragging out past tense dragged out past participle dragged out to make something continue for longer than necessary Let s … English dictionary
drag out — let s not drag out the Q&A session with issues that can t be addressed at this point Syn: prolong, protract, draw out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen, carry on, keep going, continue … Thesaurus of popular words
drag out — verb a) To extend or lengthen excessively. I dont want to drag out this talk, so Ill stop unless you have questions. b) To haul or bring out forcefully or as though with force. She dragged out her old Spanish textbooks in an attempt to prepare… … Wiktionary
drag-out — išnešalai statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos, kurias išneša iš tirpalo iš jo ištraukiami objektai. atitikmenys: angl. drag out rus. вынос … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
