lunge

lunge  (lnj)

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.

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[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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lunge

Noun

1. a sudden forward motion

2. Fencing a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg

Verb

[lunging, lunged]

1. to move with a lunge

2. Fencing to make a lunge [French allonger to stretch out (one's arm)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lunge - the act of moving forward suddenly lurch movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
	2.	lunge - (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward passado, straight thrust 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)
Verb	1.	lunge - make a thrusting forward movement hurl, hurtle, thrust 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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lunge

verb 1. pounce, charge, bound, dive, leap, plunge, dash, thrust, poke, jab

noun 2. thrust, charge, pounce, pass, spring, swing, jab, swipe (informal)

Translations

lunge [lʌndʒ] vi (also: lunge forward) → abalanzarse;

to lunge at → arremeter contra

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lunge [lʌndʒ] vi (also: lunge forward) → faire un mouvement brusque en avant;

to lunge at sb → envoyer or assener un coup à qn

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lunge [lʌndʒ] vi (also: lunge forward) → sich nach vorne stürzen;

to lunge at → sich stürzen auf +acc

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lunge [lʌndʒ] vi (also: lunge forward) → fare un balzo in avanti;

to lunge at sb → balzare su qn