last vs drag on

drag on vs last

last is a noun but drag on is not a noun.

last is an adjective but drag on is not an adjective.

last and drag on both are verbs.

last is an adverb but drag on is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
last	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
drag on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drag on is a hyponym of last; that is, drag on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than last:

last: persist for a specified period of time
drag on: last unnecessarily long

Other hyponyms of last include run, run for, endure, hold out, wear, drag out.

last (noun)	drag on (noun)
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
the temporal end; the concluding time
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

last (adjective)	drag on (adjective)
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
occurring at or forming an end or termination
occurring at the time of death
highest in extent or degree
immediately past
conclusive in a process or progression
not to be altered or undone
most unlikely or unsuitable
lowest in rank or importance

last (verb)	drag on (verb)
persist for a specified period of time	proceed for an extended period of time
continue to live and avoid dying	last unnecessarily long

last (adverb)	drag on (adverb)
most recently
the item at the end

Difference between last and drag on

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