lunge (l nj)
n.
1. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
2. A sudden forward movement or plunge.
v. lunged, lung·ing, lung·es
v.intr.
1. To make a sudden thrust or pass.
2. To move with a sudden thrust.
v.tr.
To cause (someone) to lunge.
[From alteration of obsolete allonge, to thrust, from French allonger, from Old French alongier, to lengthen : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + long, long (from Latin longus; see del-1 in Indo-European roots).]
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lunge1
n
1. a sudden forward motion
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) Fencing a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg, extending the sword arm forwards
vb
1. to move or cause to move with a lunge
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) (intr) Fencing to make a lunge
[shortened form of obsolete C17 allonge, from French allonger to stretch out (one's arm), from Late Latin ēlongāre to lengthen. Compare elongate]
lunger n
lunge2
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a rope used in training or exercising a horse
vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge
[from Old French longe, shortened from allonge, ultimately from Latin longus long1; related to lunge1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
lunge (lʌndʒ)
n., v. lunged, lung•ing. n.
1. a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
2. any sudden forward movement; plunge.
v.i.
3. to make a lunge or thrust; move with a lunge.
v.t.
4. to thrust (something) forward; cause to lunge: lunging a finger accusingly.
[1725–35; earlier longe for French allonge (n.; construed as a longe), allonger (v.) to lengthen, extend, deliver (blows) < Vulgar Latin *allongāre, for Late Latin ēlongāre to elongate]
lung′er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lunge - the act of moving forward suddenly
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| 2. | lunge - (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
knife thrust, stab, thrust - a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
remise - (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
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| Verb | 1. | lunge - make a thrusting forward movement
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
dart - move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"
riposte - make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"
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Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
lunge
verb
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
lunge (landʒ) verb
to make a sudden strong or violent forward movement. Her attacker lunged at her with a knife.
noun
a movement of this sort. He made a lunge at her.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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