LUNGE DEFINITIONS - 13 definitions found
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. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) 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 Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Lunge \Lunge\, n. [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See Allonge, Long.] A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Lunge \Lunge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunging.] To make a lunge. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Lunge \Lunge\, v. t. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. --Thackeray. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Lunge \Lunge\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Namaycush. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms lunge n. Pass, thrust, allonge, longe. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) 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. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 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 |
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