long
long&+{1}
[lɒŋ]
adj
having relatively great extent in space on a horizontal plane
having relatively great duration in time
of a specified number of units in extent or duration.(in combination)
having or consisting of a relatively large number of items or parts
a long list
having greater than the average or expected range
a long memory
being the longer or longest of alternatives
the long way to the bank
having more than the average or usual quantity, extent, or duration
a long match
seeming to occupy a greater time than is really so
she spent a long afternoon waiting in the departure lounge
intense or thorough (esp in the phrase a long look)
(of drinks) containing a large quantity of nonalcoholic beverage
(of a garment) reaching to the wearer's ankles
plentifully supplied or endowed (with)
long on good ideas
of relatively considerable duration.classified as long, as distinguished from the quality of other vowels.(in popular usage) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels in such words as mate, mete, mite, moat, moot, and mute
from end to end; lengthwise
unlikely to win, happen, succeed, etc
a long chance
denoting a vowel of relatively great duration or (esp in classical verse) followed by more than one consonant.denoting a syllable containing such a vowel.(in verse that is not quantitative) carrying the emphasis or ictus
having or characterized by large holdings of securities or commodities in anticipation of rising prices
a long position
(of a fielding position) near the boundary
long leg
(of people) tall and slender
adv
for a certain time or period
how long will it last?
for or during an extensive period of time
long into the next year
at a distant time; quite a bit of time
long ago
into a position with more security or commodity holdings than are required by sale contracts and therefore dependent on rising prices for profit
to go long
n
a long time (esp in the phrase for long)
a relatively long thing, such as a signal in Morse code
a clothing size for tall people, esp in trousers
a long vowel or syllable
a person with large holdings of a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in its price; bull
a note common in medieval music but now obsolete, having the time value of two breves
See longs
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