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Wiredraw

2021/9/6
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Wiredraw is a verb that means to stretch or draw out forcibly.

Our word of the day originally came about as a reference to a process done to steel. It later came to refer to drawing something out excessively.

My old philosophy professor could wiredraw an idea out forever. He could often take a half-hour lesson and stretch it into six weeks of classes.