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 Pro·tract v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr. vb. n. Protracting.]
 1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.
 2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
 3. Surv. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
 4. Zool. To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.