lunge (redirected from lunges)

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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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

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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]

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

pounce, charge, bound, dive, leap, plunge, dash, thrust, poke, jab I lunged forward to try to hit him.

noun

thrust, charge, pounce, pass, spring, swing, jab, swipe (informal) He knocked on the door and made a lunge for her when she opened it.

Translations

lunge [lʌndʒ]

A. N → arremetida f, embestida f (Fencing) → estocada f

B. VI (also lunge forward) → arremeter, embestir (Fencing) → dar una estocada
to lunge at sth/sb (with sth) → arremeter contra algo/algn(con algo), lanzarse or abalanzarse sobre algo/algn(con algo)

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lunge [ˈlʌndʒ]

n
to make a lunge for sb/sth → se précipiter sur qn/qch

lunge forward

vi → faire un mouvement brusque en avant

lunge at

vt fus → faire un mouvement brusque vers

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lunge

n → Satz m → nach vorn; (esp Fencing) → Ausfall m; he made a lunge at his opponent → er stürzte sich auf seinen Gegner; (Fencing) → er machte einen Ausfall

vi → (sich) stürzen; (esp Fencing) → einen Ausfall machen; to lunge at somebody → sich auf jdn stürzen; the exhausted boxer could only lunge at his opponent → der erschöpfte Boxer schlug nur noch wahllos nach seinem Gegner

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lunge [lʌndʒ]

1. n → balzo (in avanti) (Fencing) → affondo

2. vi (also lunge forward) → fare un balzo in avanti
to lunge at sb → balzare su qn
to lunge out with one's fists/feet → tirare dei pugni/calci

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lunge [lʌndʒ]

1. n → balzo (in avanti) (Fencing) → affondo

2. vi (also lunge forward) → fare un balzo in avanti
to lunge at sb → balzare su qn
to lunge out with one's fists/feet → tirare dei pugni/calci

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lunge

v lunge [landʒ]

to make a sudden strong or violent forward movement Her attacker lunged at her with a knife. stoot, steek, skop يَنْدَفِع نَحْو العَدو мушвам zaútočit kaste sig losstürzen auf ρίχνομαι, ορμώ εναντίον κπ. embestir torkama ناگهان حمله کردن syöksyä faire un mouvement brusque en avant לְזַנֵק आगे कूदना naglo udariti megtámad menghambur, menyerang, menerjang stökkva snögglega á scagliarsi contro 突く 돌진하다 pulti, mestis mesties; rauties uz priekšu menerkam uitvallen kaste seg fram; gjøre utfall rzucić się, skoczyć atirar-se a a se arunca (înainte) броситься вперёд zaútočiť planiti napasti göra ett utfall พุ่งไปข้างหน้า saldırmak 刺入 кинутися اچانک لپک پڑنا đâm mạnh 刺入

n

a movement of this sort He made a lunge at her. sprong إنْدفاع، طَعْنَه мушкане výpad udfald plötzlicher Sprung vorwärts βουτιά, σάλτο embestida torge حمله ناگهانی syöksy brusque mouvement en avant זִינוּק छलाग nagli udarac hirtelen szúrás, támadás terjangan þegar e-r ræðst skyndilega að e-m balzo in avanti 突き 돌진 puolimas izrāviens; izklupiens terkaman uitval plutselig rykk, utfall wypad, skok do przodu mergulho săritură (înainte) бросок výpad sunek trzaj utfall การพุ่งเข้าใส่ saldırış 猛衝 стрибок уперед لپکنے کا عمل cú đâm bất thình lình 猛冲