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lunge

1

[luhnj]

noun

  1. a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.

  2. any sudden forward movement; plunge.

    Synonyms: , ,


verb (used without object)

lunged, lunging 
  1. to make a lunge or thrust; move with a lunge.

verb (used with object)

lunged, lunging 
  1. to thrust (something) forward; cause to move with a lunge.

    lunging his finger accusingly.

lunge

2

[luhnj]

noun

lunged, lunging 
  1. longe.

lunge

1

/ ʌԻ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to move or cause to move with a lunge

  2. (intr) fencing to make a lunge

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lunge

2

/ ʌԻ /

noun

  1. a rope used in training or exercising a horse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lunge1

1725–35; earlier longe for French allonge (noun; construed as a longe ), allonger (v.) to lengthen, extend, deliver (blows) < Vulgar Latin *DzԲ, for Late Latin ŧDzԲ to elongate

Origin of lunge2

Variant of longe < French; longe, lune 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lunge1

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

Origin of lunge2

C17: from Old French longe, shortened from allonge, ultimately from Latin longus long 1 ; related to lunge 1
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Example Sentences

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Republicans continued Friday to chastise Padilla, using words like “launch,” “lunge” and “bum rush” to describe Padilla’s behavior as he began to try to pose a question to Noem at Thursday’s news conference.

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It’s hard to see a lunge in there.

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But the White House accused the California senator of storming the press conference, and said he "yelled and lunged toward Secretary Noem".

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“I’ll let the law enforcement speak to how this situation was handled, but I will say that it’s people need to identify themselves before they start lunging at these moments during press conference,” she said.

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On that evening of 10 July 2006, the film mogul "lunged" at her from across a couch and kissed her.

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