Meaning of long | Babel Free

Definitions

1. long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)
2. On account of, because of.
   archaic, not-comparable
3. Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
4. long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)
5. For more time: can't wait any longer.
6. Specifically, having much distance in a horizontal dimension (see also Usage Notes below).
7. long, long-running (seemingly lasting a lot of time)
8. Soon.
9. Travelling a great distance.
10. good (slightly larger than the given amount)
11. Growing old.
12. Having a long penis.
    informal
13. length
14. Not now as formerly: He no longer smokes.
15. Travelling or extending too great a distance in space.
    usually
16. Passing or landing ahead of or beyond the intended target or location.
    usually
17. Going beyond the intended target.
18. Unlikely to remain for much more time in: not long for this world.
19. Having great duration.
20. The substance or gist: You can look on the front page of the paper for the long and the short of it.
21. Seeming to last a lot of time, due to being boring, tedious, tiring, irksome, etc.
22. To have an earnest, heartfelt desire, especially for something beyond reach.
23. Not short; tall.
    Ireland, UK, dated
24. to have an earnest or strong desire or craving; yearn: to long for spring.
25. Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting from an expected rise in their value.
26. A long time:eon, eternity, year (used in plural).
27. Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
28. To have a strong longing for:ache, covet, desire, hanker, pant, pine, want, wish, yearn.
29. Of betting odds, offering a very large return for a small wager.
30. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
31. In great supply; abundant.
    Multicultural-London-English, slang
32. Clipping of taking a long time.
    Multicultural-London-English, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
33. stupid; annoying; bullshit
    Multicultural-London-English, broadly, slang
34. serious; deadly.
    Multicultural-London-English, broadly, slang
35. Measuring 8½ in × 13 in.
    Canada, US
36. Measuring 8½ in × 14 in.
    Philippines

Equivalents

Examples

“I need a long piece of wood.”

“It’s a long way from the Earth to the Moon.”

“How long was your newborn baby?”

“We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.”

“The face which emerged was not reassuring.[…]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.”

“This table is long but not very high.”

“Smith hoofs a long ball up to Jones.”

“My ex was very strong but not very long.”

“The plane touched down long and overran the end of the runway.”

“Juneau was making good time with the other surviving U.S. Navy ships, despite her damage, when the I-26 spotted her and sent a salvo of Type 95 torpedoes in her direction. Passing between the Helena and San Francisco, some indication being they had actually been shot at the San Francisco and gone long because San Francisco was travelling significantly slower than expected, they nonetheless hit Juneau and detonated the ship’s magazine.”

“That forehand was long. It landed two feet beyond the baseline.”

“The pass was long and was gathered by the opposing goalkeeper.”

“His speech was long and dull.”

“The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.”

“I took a long look at the house, knowing it was for the last time.”

“I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.”

“It took us three long weeks to clear the stones from the field.”

“It'll be a long journey home for the travelling supporters after that 5-0 defeat.”

“What I suffered with that rein for four long months in my lady’s carriage, it would be hard to describe, but I am quite sure that, had it lasted much longer, either my health or my temper would have given way.”

“The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.”

“Bless ’em all, bless ’em all, the long, the short and the tall.”

“I’m long in DuPont.”

“I have a long position in DuPont.”

“But Campbell thus did ſhut vp all in ieſt, / Braue Knights and Ladies, certes ye doe wrong / To ſtirre vp ſtrife, when moſt vs needeth reſt, / That we may vs reſerue both freſh and ſtrong, / Againſt the Turneiment which is not long.”

“I’m talkin’ ’bout… I’m talkin’ ’bout that long money.”

“Me and broke niggas, we don’t get along (Nah). Hair long (Long), money long (Yeah).”

“Never lie, money longer than Pinnochio.”

“Rent-a-cars we road run, money longer than train smoke.”

“Money so long, it’s offensive.”

“Don't get it twisted, I love my fans. Everything about them keeps me strong. They're the reason why my money be long. Trust me bro, my money be long.”

“I got some rope in the trunk, tape and one shovel Long money, talkin’ billions, nigga, and I want several”

“"Cadet, Cadet!" Not every day, fam. Can't you see why it's long? I just wanna get my creps and be gone.”

“BOY: B, this is long for man, you know. B: Keep complaining. BOY: Fucking gemming it with these things (he continues collecting empty drinks cans).”

“INCHEZ: Man this is long! We’ve been in here for time!”

“[Verse 1: Sleeks]: Keep thinking about Ps that I need but it’s long. All these things that I've done in the streets got me on my knees trying to reason with God. B-B beefin’ is long but I might still greeze up a Don.”

“MOBEEN: I do love nature when it’s on television and David Attenborough’s presenting. I hate nature in real life! Smells like shite around here! Plants and (he waves a fly away) …plants and that. It’s so long!”

“DUSHANE: I’m stepping back from the roads now. All of that shit is long! And by next year, I want to be completely legit, then it’s just me, you and Tish.”

“Nah fuck that I don't like mixing my circles like that. Plus if some shit goes bad I gotta be in the middle it's all long”

“JAMIE: Yo, if I see you man round here again, it is long for you!”

“I am of opinion, that in regarde of theſe debauches and lewde actions, fathers may, in ſome ſort, be blamed, and that it is onely long of them.”

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