lengthen+out
21pad something out — lengthen a speech or piece of writing with unnecessary material. → pad …
22draw out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To induce to talk] Syn. make talk, lead on, elicit; see discover , motivate , obtain 1 . 2. [To pull out] Syn. extract, take out, remove; see draw 1 , remove 1 . 3. [To lengthen] Syn. extend, prolong, drag out, spin out; see …
23draw out — verb 1. cause to speak, Can you draw her out she is always so quiet (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑reach out • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer (Freq. 1) We prolonged o …
24spin out — verb prolong or extend spin out a visit • Syn: ↑spin • Hypernyms: ↑prolong, ↑protract, ↑extend, ↑draw out • Verb Frames …
25string something out — 1 stringing out a story: SPIN OUT, drag out, lengthen. 2 airfields strung out along the Gulf: SPREAD OUT, space out, distribute, scatter. → string * * * cause something to stretch out; prolong something …
26To draw one out — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …
27To draw out — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …
28fill out — Synonyms and related words: abide by, accomplish, add to, adhere to, administer, admit, aggrandize, amplify, assimilate, augment, balloon, bloat, book, boost, bring to completion, bring to fruition, broaden, build, build up, bulk, calendar, carry …
29draw something out — 1 he drew out a gun.: See draw verb sense 6. 2 they always drew their parting out: PROLONG, protract, drag out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen. → …
30draw out — 1) he drew out a gun See draw 1. 6) 2) they always drew out their goodbyes Syn: prolong, protract, drag out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen 3) you ll have to carefully draw him out with specific questions …
