protract

protract is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.
2. transitive verb. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
3. transitive verb. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
4. transitive verb. To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
5. noun. Tedious continuance or delay.
6. verb. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

   "We prolonged our stay"

   "She extended her visit by another day"

   Synonyms: extend, prolong

Synonyms

extend, prolong

Common word forms

protracts, protracted, protracter, protracting

Words from these letters

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