Protract

1. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
2. To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
3. Tedious continuance or delay.
4. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
5. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.