Protract

What do we mean by protract?

To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong. transitive verb

To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot. transitive verb

To extend or protrude (a body part). transitive verb

To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: now chiefly in the past participle.

To lengthen out in space; extend in general.

To delay; defer; put off to a distant time.

In surveying, to draw to a scale; lay down, by means of a scale and protractor, the lines and angles of, as a piece of land; plot.

In anatomy, to draw forward (a part or an organ); extend (a part) anteriorly; have the action or effect of a protractor upon.

A lengthening out; delay; putting off. noun

Tedious continuance or delay. noun

To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong transitive verb

To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer. transitive verb

To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. transitive verb

To extend; to protrude; ; -- opposed to retract. transitive verb

To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. verb

To use a protractor. verb

To draw or delineate. verb

Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer verb

To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

To use a protractor.

To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.

To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.

To extend; to protrude.

Words that are spelled similarly to protract:
protract, protect, retract, protracts, protac, proact.

Words that rhyme with protract:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe protract:
sad.

Words that sound like protract:
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