adjourn, draw, hang up, keep going, let out, pigeonhole, prorogate, recess, shift off, strain, take a recess
Definitionv. lengthen in time
Last update: February 24, 2017
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One of them forbade a citizen to protract his life beyond sixty years. [verb]
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But there were dissensions within, both between Baldwin and his mother, Melisinda, who sought to protract her regency unduly, and between contending parties in Antioch, where the hand of Constance, Raymund's widow, was a desirable prize 4; while from without the horns of the crescent were slowly closing in on the kingdom. [verb]
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The battle was now entirely terminated with the exception of the protracted struggle between "Le Renard Subtil" and "Le Gros Serpent." [verb]
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She had noted their manner to each other during Denzil's protracted visit, and had seen all the evidences of a warm regard on both sides. [verb]
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The defence was so protracted and obstinate, that the royal generals began to fear it might be ultimately successful. [verb]
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"Nane o' the twa," said Edie, suddenly changing his manner from the protracted drawl of the mendicant to a brief and decided tone.' [verb]
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Why then protract a delusion so painful. [verb]
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Waverley,' said the Major, 'my present situation prohibits me alike from giving or receiving offence, and I will not protract a discussion which approaches to either. [verb]
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