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1 drag out
transitive verb(protract unduly) hinausziehen* * *◆ drag outvt1. (protract)▪ to \drag out out ⇆ sth etw in die Länge ziehen [o hinausziehen2. (extract)to \drag out out one's days sein Leben fristen* * *vt sep1) meeting, discussion etc in die Länge ziehen2)(= extract)
eventually I had to drag it out of him — schließlich musste ich es ihm aus der Nase ziehen (inf)* * *drag out v/t1. herausziehen2. fig hinausziehen, in die Länge ziehen* * *transitive verb(protract unduly) hinausziehen -
2 verschleppen
1. unduly delay; protract;2. kidnap; take against a person’s will; abduct; carry off
См. также в других словарях:
Overspin — O ver*spin , v. t. To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly. W. Cartwright. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wiredraw — v.tr. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 draw (metal) out into wire. 2 elongate; protract unduly. 3 (esp. as wiredrawn adj.) refine or apply or press (an argument etc.) with idle or excessive subtlety. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
extend — extend, lengthen, elongate, prolong, protract all mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. Both extend and lengthen (opposed to shorten) connote an increase of length either in space or in time, but extend is also used to connote… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
