"elongated" in the verb sense
1. elongate, stretch
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"
"elongated" in the adjective sense
1. elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged
drawn out or made longer spatially
"Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"
"lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"
"the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"
"a prolonged black line across the page"
2. elongate, elongated
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"
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