To Protract
1 To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. <p>2 To use a protractor.</p><p>3 (surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.</p><p>4 To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.</p><p>5 to protract a decision or duty</p><p>6 To extend; to protrude.</p><p>Synonyms</p><p>(to draw out): prolong</p>