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drag out(verb, phrasal verb)
2
drawl(inactivity, slowness)
2
drift(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
2
drop(verb, lie, loiter, lounge, slouch)
2
encumber(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
extend(verb, draw, follow, trace, pull)
2
flirt(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
follow(verb, trace, pull, track, chase)
2
footle
2
get no place fast(verb, expression, idiom, fail, delay)
2
hamper(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
hang fire(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
2
hang out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
2
horse around(expression, play, delay, abuse, waste)
2
lie about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, relax, recline)
2
lingerer
2
loiterer
2
lounge about(verb, phrasal verb)
2
lubber
2
lumber(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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