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    DRAG OUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Proceed for an extended period of timeplay

    Example:

    The speech dragged on for two hours

    Synonyms:

    drag; drag on; drag out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "drag out" is one way to...):

    go; proceed (follow a certain course)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Last unnecessarily longplay

    Synonyms:

    drag on; drag out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

    Hypernyms (to "drag out" is one way to...):

    endure; last (persist for a specified period of time)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP

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