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

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

The victim was on the beach in front of the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa when he was allegedly attacked by the reptile and dragged out to sea, Jalisco State Police said in a statement on Sunday. — Claire Bower, ABC News, 29 June 2026

Bitat, 59, was dragged out of the cab and beaten as thousands of revelers celebrated in the streets outside Madison Square Garden. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

Rhymes for drag out

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