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drag |
drag a bunt |
drag coefficient |
drag down |
drag in |
drag on
| drag one's feet
| drag one's heels
| drag out
| drag through the mud
| drag up
drag on
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb drag on has 2 senses
- drag on(v = verb.stative) drag out - last unnecessarily long; Array is one way to endure, last
- drag on(v = verb.change) drag, drag out - proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" is one way to go, proceed
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THESAURUS
drag on
abide, be infinitely repetitive, be tedious, bide, carry on, cease not, continue, continue the same, crawl, creep, drag, drag along, drone, endure, fatigue, glut, go along, go on, go on forever, hold on, hold steady, hum, irk, jade, jog on, keep going, keep on, linger, linger on, never cease, pall, persist, prevail, remain, run on, run through, satiate, slog on, stagger on, stay, stay on, tarry, tire, tire to death, wear, wear on, wearyROGET THESAURUS
drag on
Diuturnity
VB last, endure, stand, remain, abide, continue, brave a thousand years, tarry, drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain, protract, prolong, spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out, temporize, gain time, make time, talk against time, outlast, outlive, survive, live to fight again.
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