13 definitions found for lunge

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

lunge 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]

lunge 1735, "a thrust with a sword," originally a fencing term, shortened from allonge, from Fr. allonger "to extend, thrust," from O.Fr. alongier "to lengthen, make long," from ? "to" + O.Fr. long, from L. longus "long." The verb is attested from 1809; the sense of "to make a sudden forward rush" is from 1821.

lunge 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

lunge
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))

lunge (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

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

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

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

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

lunge n. Pass, thrust, allonge, longe.

lunge ̈ɪlʌndʒ n. 1 thrust, jab,, strike: He was impaled by the first lunge of the sword. 2 dive, plunge, rush, leap, jump, spring, pounce: I made a lunge for the knife but missed. --v. 3 dive, plunge, charge, pounce, dash, bound, jump; thrust, stab, strike, hit, jab, cut: He lunged at her with his machete.

98 Moby Thesaurus words for "lunge": amble, barge, bound, bowl along, bundle, charge, clump, cut, cut and thrust, dash, dive, drag, feint, flail at, flail away at, flounce, foot, footslog, halt, hippety-hop, hit, hit at, hitch, hobble, home thrust, hop, jab, jog, jolt, jump, lash out at, leap, let drive at, let fly at, limp, lumber, lunge at, lurch, mince, pace, paddle, pass, peg, piaffe, piaffer, plod, plunge, poke at, pounce, prance, rack, roll, rush, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, slink, slither, slog, slouch, spring, stab, stagger, stalk, stamp, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, strike, strike at, strike out at, stroll, strut, stump, swagger, swing, swing at, swing on, thrust, thrust at, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, trip, trudge, waddle, wamble, wiggle, wobble