General Englishneutraltechnical
- A finger (or fingerlike projection) that is unusually long in anatomical or literal sense.
General Englishliteraryfigurative
- A narrow or extended projection described metaphorically as a 'finger' (for example, a thin peninsula, ridge, or streak reaching into an area).
- An extended or far-reaching influence or tendency when used in expressions such as 'the long finger of...'.
chiefly Britishinformalidiomatic
- Delay or postponement (used in phrases such as 'put on the long finger' or 'on the long finger' to indicate that something is being deferred).