ɪ.ˈlɔŋ.ˌɡeɪt ɪ.ˈlɔŋ.ˌɡeɪt ˈlɪn.i.ɚ ˈlɪn.i.ə stɹɛtʃ make long or longer by pulling and stretching stretch the fabric having notably more length than width; being long and slender an elongate tail tapering to a point the old man's gaunt and elongated frame (of a leaf shape) long and narrow