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Definition of Drag out
1. Verb. Last unnecessarily long.
2. Verb. Proceed for an extended period of time. "The speech dragged on for two hours"
Definition of Drag out
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To extend or lengthen excessively. ¹
2. Verb. To haul or bring out forcefully or as though with force. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drag Out
Literary usage of Drag out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1870)
"... to our friend's hospitable house, more than ever thankful that Fate had not
condemned us to drag out a weary existence, ..."
2. The Adventures of the Fourteen Points: Vivid and Dramatic Episodes of the by Harry Hansen (1919)
"... CHAPTER XIII The President prepares a garden party at Principo, and the invited
guests drag out the family skeleton. AT first I thought that the wealthy ..."
3. The Adventures of the Fourteen Points: Vivid and Dramatic Episodes of the by Harry Hansen (1919)
"... CHAPTER XIII The President prepares a garden party at Principo, and the invited
guests drag out the family skeleton. AT first I thought that the wealthy ..."
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