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DRAG OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Proceed for an extended period of time

Example:

The speech dragged on for two hours

Synonyms:

drag; drag on; drag out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "drag out" is one way to...):

go; proceed (follow a certain course)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Last unnecessarily long

Synonyms:

drag on; drag out

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "drag out" is one way to...):

endure; last (persist for a specified period of time)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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