Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drag_out
2 senses of drag out
Sense 1
drag on, drag out -- (last unnecessarily long)
=> last, endure -- (persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days")
Sense 2
drag, drag on, drag out -- (proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours")
=> proceed, go -- (follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?")