drag out

verb

dragged out; dragging out; drags out

1

: to cause (something) to take more time than necessary

He dragged out the speech much too long.

2

: to force (something, such as a confession) from (someone) : to make (someone) tell one (something)

The teacher eventually dragged a confession out of one of the students.

Doctors sometimes have to drag information out of their patients.

Examples of drag out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hammond, a longtime veteran of crypto politics in Washington, DC, added that the delay announced this week by Thune also reflected a successful strategy by banks and other crypto opponents to drag out the CLARITY Act debate and stall its passage. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Nexstar is appealing, but that process looks to drag out the transaction for months or into next year. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Fellow passengers managed to hold him down and stop him being dragged out further, the outlet reported. — Chris Liakos, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

But the longer this drags out, the clearer what the decision should be. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for drag out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout