'Protracting' definitions:

Definition of 'Protracting'

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  • Protract \Pro*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr. vb. n. Protracting.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See Portrait, Portray.]
  • 1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract. [1913 Webster]

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