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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LUNGE, n. [See Allonge.] A sudden push or thrust.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: lurch, lunge]
2: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward [syn: lunge, straight thrust, passado] v
1: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: modification of French allonge extension, reach, from Old French alonge, from alongier to lengthen, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from Latin ad- ad- + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus long Date: 1748 1. a quick thrust or jab (as of a sword) usually made by leaning or striding forward 2. a sudden forward rush or reach <made a lunge to catch the ball> II. verb (lunged; lunging) Date: 1772 intransitive verb to make a lunge ; move with or as if with a lunge transitive verb to thrust or propel (as a blow) in a lunge

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a sudden movement forward. 2 a thrust with a sword etc., esp. the basic attacking move in fencing. 3 a movement forward by bending the front leg at the knee while keeping the back leg straight. --v. 1 intr. make a lunge. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by at, out) deliver a blow from the shoulder in boxing. 3 tr. drive (a weapon etc.) violently in some direction. Etymology: earlier allonge f. F allonger lengthen f. à to + long LONG(1) 2. n. & v. (also longe) --n. 1 a long rope on which a horse is held and made to move in a circle round its trainer. 2 a circular exercise-ground for training horses. --v.tr. exercise (a horse) with or in a lunge. Etymology: F longe, allonge (as LUNGE(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lunge Lunge, n. [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See Allonge, Long.] A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lunge Lunge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunging.] To make a lunge.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lunge Lunge, v. t. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. --Thackeray.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lunge Lunge, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Namaycush.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lunges, lunging, lunged) If you lunge in a particular direction, you move in that direction suddenly and clumsily. He lunged at me, grabbing me violently... I lunged forward to try to hit him. VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv • Lunge is also a noun. The attacker knocked on their door and made a lunge for Wendy when she answered. N-COUNT: usu sing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Pass, thrust, allonge, longe.

Moby Thesaurus

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