DRAG ONE'S FEET Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase drag one's feet. (close relations)
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| procrastinate | verbv | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • postpone or delay needlessly | ||||||
| stall | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed • small area set off by walls for special use • a booth where articles are displayed for sale • a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge • seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater • small individual study area in a library • a tactic used to mislead or delay verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • come to a stop • deliberately delay an event or action • put into, or keep in, a stall • experience a stall in flight, of airplanes • cause an airplane to go into a stall • cause an engine to stop | ||||||
| dawdle | verbv | |||||
verb • take one's time; proceed slowly • waste time • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | ||||||
| delay | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • time during which some action is awaited • the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time verb • cause to be slowed down or delayed • act later than planned, scheduled, or required • stop or halt • slow the growth or development of | ||||||
| hesitate | verbv | |||||
verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | ||||||
| lag | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of slowing down or falling behind • the time between one event, process, or period and another • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket verb • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | ||||||
| linger | verbv | |||||
verb • remain present although waning or gradually dying • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly • take one's time; proceed slowly • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | ||||||
| loiter | verbv | |||||
verb • be about a place without any apparent purpose | ||||||
| dilly-dally | verbv | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
| dillydally | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
| shillyshally | ||||||
noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time verb • be uncertain and vague • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
| drag one's heels | ||||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
