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lunge
(lŭnj)n.
1. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
2. A sudden forward movement or plunge.
v. lunged, lung·ing, lung·es
v.intr.
1. To make a sudden thrust or pass.
2. To move with a sudden thrust.
v.tr.
To cause (someone) to lunge.
[From alteration of obsolete allonge, to thrust, from French allonger, from Old French alongier, to lengthen : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + long, long (from Latin longus; see del- in Indo-European roots).]
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lunge
(lʌndʒ)n
1. a sudden forward motion
2. (Fencing) fencing a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg, extending the sword arm forwards
vb
3. to move or cause to move with a lunge
4. (Fencing) (intr) fencing to make a lunge
[C18: shortened form of obsolete C17 allonge, from French allonger to stretch out (one's arm), from Late Latin ēlongāre to lengthen. Compare elongate]
ˈlunger n
lunge
(lʌndʒ)n
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a rope used in training or exercising a horse
vb
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge
[C17: from Old French longe, shortened from allonge, ultimately from Latin longus long1; related to lunge1]
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lunge
(lʌndʒ)n., v. lunged, lung•ing. n.
1. a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
2. any sudden forward movement; plunge.
v.i. 3. to make a lunge or thrust; move with a lunge.
v.t. 4. to thrust (something) forward; cause to lunge: lunging a finger accusingly.
[1725–35; earlier longe for French allonge (n.; construed as a longe), allonger (v.) to lengthen, extend, deliver (blows) < Vulgar Latin *allongāre, for Late Latin ēlongāre to elongate]
lung′er, n.
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lunge
Past participle: lunged
Gerund: lunging
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Noun | 1. | lunge - the act of moving forward suddenly |
2. | lunge - (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) knife thrust, stab, thrust - a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" remise - (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte) | |
Verb | 1. | lunge - make a thrusting forward movement move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dart - move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke" riposte - make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted" |
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lunge
verb
noun
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lunge
verb1. To move or thrust at, under, or into the midst of with sudden force:
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Translations
إنْدفاع، طَعْنَهيَنْدَفِع نَحْو العَدو
výpadzaútočit
kaste sigudfald
hirtelen szúrás
òegar e-r ræîst skyndilega aî e-mstökkva snögglega á
izklupiensizrāviensmestiesrauties uz priekšu
saldırışsaldırmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lunge
[ˈlʌndʒ] n
to make a lunge for sb/sth → se précipiter sur qn/qch
to make a lunge for sb/sth → se précipiter sur qn/qch
lunge forward
vi → faire un mouvement brusque en avantlunge at
vt fus → faire un mouvement brusque versCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lunge
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lunge
[lʌndʒ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lunge
(landʒ) verb to make a sudden strong or violent forward movement. Her attacker lunged at her with a knife.
noun a movement of this sort. He made a lunge at her.
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