Definition of LONGE

longe

Plural: longes

Verb

Verb Forms: longed, longeing, longes

  • To guide a horse in circles with a long rope from the center.
  • To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.

Noun

  • A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing.
  • A lunge; a thrust.
  • The training ground for a horse.
  • plural of longa

Examples

  • He tried to LONGE his opponent into playing low-scoring words, but the strategy failed.

Origin / Etymology

From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.

Scrabble Score: 6

longe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
longe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
longe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

longe: valid Words With Friends Word