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Meaning
Adj
●
Having much
distance
from one
terminating
point on an
object
or an area to another
terminating
point (usually
applies
to
horizontal
dimensions
; see Usage Notes below).
Having a long penis.
●
Having great duration.
●
Seeming to last a lot of time, due to being
boring
or
tedious
or tiring.
●
In British English:
Not
short
; tall.
●
In Finance:
Possessing or
owning
stocks
,
bonds
,
commodities
, or other
financial instruments
with the
aim
of
benefiting
from an
expected
rise
in their value.
●
In Cricket:
Of a
fielding position
,
close to
the
boundary
(or
closer to
the
boundary
than the
equivalent
short
position
).
●
Passing or
landing
ahead of
or beyond the
intended
target
or
location
, as
weapons
fire
or
landing
aircraft.
●
In Tennis:
Landing beyond the
baseline
, and therefore
deemed
to be out.
●
In Gambling:
Of
betting
odds
,
offering
a very large
return
for a small wager.
●
Occurring or
coming after
an
extended
interval
;
distant
in time
; far away.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
In great supply; abundant.
●
In Multicultural London English:
Clipping of
taking
a long time.
●
In Multicultural London English:
stupid;
annoying
; bullshit
●
In Multicultural London English:
serious; deadly.
●
On
account of
, because of.
Noun
●
In Linguistics:
A long vowel.
●
In Prosody:
A long syllable.
●
In Music:
A
note
formerly used in
music
,
one half
the
length
of a large,
twice
that of a breve.
●
In Programming:
A
long integer
variable
,
twice
the
size
of an
int
, two or
four times
the
size
of a
short
, and
half
of a long long.
●
In Finance:
An
entity
with a
long position
in an asset.
●
In Finance:
An
investor
having a
long position
in a security.
●
In Finance:
A
long-term
investment.
●
In Cambridge University English & Oxford University English:
Clipping of
long vacation
(“summer
vacation
”).
●
Abbreviation of longitude.
Verb
●
In Finance:
To take a
long position
in.
●
To
await
,
aspire
,
desire
greatly
(
something to
occur
or to be true).
●
To be
appropriate
to, to
pertain
or
belong
to.
●
To belong.
Adv
●
In Sports:
Over a great
distance
in space.
●
For a particular duration.
●
For a
lengthy
duration
(see
usage
notes).
Name
●
A
surname
transferred
from the
nickname
. Originally a
nickname
for a
tall
man.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Columbia County, Washington, United States.
●
A
commune
in Somme
department
, Hauts-de-France, France.
●
A
surname
from Chinese.
●
A
county
of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
long
English
long
Middle English (1100-1500)
longen
Middle English (1100-1500)
langian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Extended
Lengthy
Prolonged
Boring
Late
Slow
Time-Consuming
Curtains
Deep
High
Tall
Lengthful
Lengthsome
Long
Longsome
Prolix
Bull
Ache
Yearn
Far
Drawn-Out
Pant
The End
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Antonyms
Short
Low
Shallow
Brief
Wide
Not Long
Related
Fast
Big
Soon
Hard
Late
Strong
Large
Short
Tight
Slow
Wide
Quick
Thick
Old
Shorter
Good
Straight
Broad
Bright
Small
Much
Heavy
Hot
Nice
Painful
Awhile
Yearn
Brief
Bad
Hardy
Smooth
Narrow
Easy
Simple
Thin
Stiff
Rough
Soft
Close
Early
Messy
Forever
Desire
Sweet
Dark
Tedious
Hope
Lee
Vague
Interesting
Boring
While
More
Rhymes
Mong
Long
Kong
Gong
Song
Pong
Tong
Hong
Bong
Dong
Prong
Wrong
Belong
Throng
Strong
Sarong
Pakfong
Paktong
Prolong
Schlong
Hongkong
Hong Kong
Mont Blanc
Chaise Longue
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