Lunge

/lʌnd͡ʒ/ · noun

Meaning

A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword..

Definitions by Sense

1. A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
2. A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
3. An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
4. A fish, the namaycush.
5. (ambitransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
6. (transitive) To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).

Example Sentences

A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red card by referee Phil Dowd.

I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.

With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him!

Synonyms for lunge

Antonyms for lunge

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Word Forms

• lunges
• longe
• lungeing
• lunging
• lunged

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