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Lunge

see synonyms of lunge

Noun

1. lunge, lurch

the act of moving forward suddenly

2. lunge, passado, straight thrust

(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

Verb

3. hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust

make a thrusting forward movement

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lunge

see synonyms of lunge
noun
1. 
a sudden forward motion
2. fencing
a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg, extending the sword arm forwards
verb
3. 
to move or cause to move with a lunge
4. (intransitive) fencing
to make a lunge
noun
1. 
a rope used in training or exercising a horse
verb
2. (transitive)
to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lunge

see synonyms of lunge
noun
1. 
a sudden thrust with a sword or other weapon
2. 
a sudden plunge forward
verb intransitiveWord forms: lunged or ˈlunging
3. 
to make a lunge or move with a lunge
verb transitive
4. 
to cause to lunge; thrust with a lunge
noun, verb transitiveWord forms: lunged or ˈlunging
longe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lunge

see synonyms of lunge
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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