Associations to the word «Protract»

Wiktionary

PROTRACT, verb. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
PROTRACT, verb. To use a protractor.
PROTRACT, verb. (surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
PROTRACT, verb. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
PROTRACT, verb. To extend; to protrude.

Dictionary definition

PROTRACT, verb. Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain