longs

1. 1
   nounplural

   Pants that cover the whole leg, not short ones.

   Like jeans that reach all the way down to your shoes.

   He swapped his shorts for longs once the evening turned cold.

   In winter the team trains in longs instead of shorts.

   Similartrousers, pants, slacks

   Oppositeshorts

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular form of long. Use it with he, she, or it.

   She longs for the quiet of the countryside after months in the city.

   He longs to see his family again.

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3. 3
   noun

   Plural of long. Use it when there is more than one.

   The trader held several longs in energy stocks this month.

   Her longs did better than her shorts this quarter.

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