Main entry: prolong, protract, extend, draw out
Definition: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Usage: We prolonged our stay; She extended her visit by another day; The meeting was drawn out until midnight
Main entry: draw out
Definition: cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
Main entry: extract, pull, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out
Definition: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Usage: pull weeds; extract a bad tooth; take out a splinter; extract information from the telegram
Main entry: aspirate, suck out, draw out
Definition: remove as if by suction
Usage: aspirate the wound
Main entry: educe, draw out, evoke, extract, elicit
Definition: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Usage: We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
Main entry: draw out
Definition: make more sociable
Usage: The therapist drew out the shy girl