lunge
1a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
any sudden forward movement; plunge.
to make a lunge or thrust; move with a lunge.
to thrust (something) forward; cause to move with a lunge: lunging his finger accusingly.
Origin of lunge
1Other words for lunge
Words that may be confused with lunge
How to use lunge in a sentence
Quad-intensive, a telemark turn is somewhere between a curtsy and a lunge.
Take a large step backward and rapidly lower into a reverse lunge until your front thigh is parallel to the floor and your back knee hovers just above the ground, then explosively jump as high as you can.
During the exhausting 1992 campaign I was asked if Clinton got tired of the crowds: their neediness, their wide-eyed lunging.
Paul Begala on Why Bill Clinton’s Still Got the Magic | Paul Begala | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIts teeth are now pointing toward my throat, and lunging straight at me.
To save his faithful servant Frank wheeled Nejdi, and cut down a native who was lunging at Chumru with a bayonet.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
The Esperanza tore onward, lunging violently, and shaking as though she dreaded the grip of some savage pursuer.
The Chequers | James RuncimanMayo accosted the captain when that fuming gentleman came lunging along the sidewalk.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day"It's a scalp, lieutenant," shouted the foremost sergeant as he came lunging up to join his chief.
Warrior Gap | Charles KingI heard the shouts of Cudjo, and I could see the blade of his long spear lunging down a intervals among the dark bodies below.
The Desert Home | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for lunge (1 of 2)
/ (lʌndʒ) /
a sudden forward motion
fencing a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg, extending the sword arm forwards
to move or cause to move with a lunge
(intr) fencing to make a lunge
Origin of lunge
1Derived forms of lunge
- lunger, noun
British Dictionary definitions for lunge (2 of 2)
/ (lʌndʒ) /
a rope used in training or exercising a horse
(tr) to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge
Origin of lunge
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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