lunge

lunge

 (lŭnj)

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- in Indo-European roots).]

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lunge

(lʌndʒ)

n

1. a sudden forward motion

2. (Fencing) fencing a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg, extending the sword arm forwards

vb

3. to move or cause to move with a lunge

4. (Fencing) (intr) fencing to make a lunge

[C18: shortened form of obsolete C17 allonge, from French allonger to stretch out (one's arm), from Late Latin ēlongāre to lengthen. Compare elongate]

ˈlunger n

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lunge

(lʌndʒ)

n

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a rope used in training or exercising a horse

vb

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge

[C17: from Old French longe, shortened from allonge, ultimately from Latin longus long¹; related to lunge¹]

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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.

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lunge

Past participle: lunged
Gerund: lunging

Imperative

lunge

lunge

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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 I lunged forward to try to hit him.

noun

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

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lunge

verb

1. To move or thrust at, under, or into the midst of with sudden force:

dive, plunge, wade in (or into).

2. To move or advance against strong resistance:

drive, forge, plunge.

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Translations

إنْدفاع، طَعْنَهيَنْدَفِع نَحْو العَدو

výpadzaútočit

kaste sigudfald

losstürzen

hirtelen szúrás

òegar e-r ræîst skyndilega aî e-mstökkva snögglega á

affondoavventarsibalzare in avantibalzo in avantiaffondare [in avanti]

izklupiensizrāviensmestiesrauties uz priekšu

gjøre utfallkaste seg framplutselig rykkutfall

выпад

saldırışsaldırmak

突然向前冲

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)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lunge

(landʒ) verb

to make a sudden strong or violent forward movement. Her attacker lunged at her with a knife. stoot, steek, skop يَنْدَفِع نَحْو العَدو мушвам atirar-se a zaútočit losstürzen auf kaste sig 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 uitvallenkaste seg fram; gjøre utfallrzucić się, skoczyć ناڅاپه وار كول atirar-se a a se arunca (înainte) броситься вперёд zaútočiť planiti napasti göra ett utfall พุ่งไปข้างหน้า saldırmak 突然撲向 кинутися اچانک لپک پڑنا đâm mạnh 突然向前冲

noun

a movement of this sort. He made a lunge at her. sprong إنْدفاع، طَعْنَه мушкане mergulho výpad plötzlicher Sprung vorwärts udfald βουτιά, σάλτοembestida torge حمله ناگهانی syöksy brusque mouvement en avant זינוק 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 uitvalplutselig rykk, utfall wypad, skok do przodu ناڅاپى ګوزار mergulho săritură (înainte) бросок výpad sunek trzaj utfall การพุ่งเข้าใส่ saldırış 突然撲向 стрибок уперед لپکنے کا عمل cú đâm bất thình lình 突然向前冲

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