- length⇄expr. at full length, with the body fully stretched out flat.
Ex. The snake lay at full length on the rock, sunning itself. - length⇄expr. at length,
a. at last; finally.
Ex. At length, after many delays, the meeting started. They ... pressed for admittance ... which at length was granted them (George Washington).
b. with all the details; in full.
Ex. He told - length⇄expr. go (to) any length or lengths, to do everything possible.
Ex. I will go to any length to help you. He would go ... any lengths for his party (Benjamin Disraeli). - length⇄expr. keep at arm's length. See under arm (1).
- length⇄expr. measure one's length, to fall, be thrown, or lie flat on the ground.
Ex. He lost his balance and measured his length upon the ground (Dickens). - length⇄length, noun.
1. how long a thing is; what a thing measures from end to end; the longest way a thing can be measured.
Ex. the length of your arm, the length of a room, eight inches in length. The carp ... will grow to a very great bigness and