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protract definition and meaning

v. t. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.
v. t. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
v. t. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
v. t. To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
n. Tedious continuance or delay.

Crossword clues for protract

- Make longer
- Outside labourers strengthen and stretch


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