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

The centre-back is dragged out wide to track Eddie Nketiah’s run, while Charles pushes on to mark Adam Wharton, which allows for an easy pass forward into Kamada. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Firefighters were dispatched to the town beach on Friday evening for a report of a paddleboarder who was dragged out to sea by the strong current, according to East Haven Firefighters Local 1205. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Sep. 2026

But now the war has dragged out for more than six months, disrupting the flow of energy out of the most critical supply region in the world. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Using Starlink over ⁠Russian territory ​could reduce capabilities that Russia ​is relying on to drag out the war, Zelenskyy said. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for drag out

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