lunge
1[luhnj]
noun
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
any sudden forward movement; plunge.
verb (used without object), lunged, lung·ing.
to make a lunge or thrust; move with a lunge.
verb (used with object), lunged, lung·ing.
to thrust (something) forward; cause to move with a lunge: lunging his finger accusingly.
Origin of lunge
11725–35; earlier longe for French allonge (noun; construed as a longe), allonger (v.) to lengthen, extend, deliver (blows) < Vulgar Latin *allongāre, for Late Latin ēlongāre to elongate
Synonyms for lunge
lunge
2[luhnj]
noun, verb, lunged, lung·ing.
Origin of lunge
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Related Words for lunge
poke, lurch, bound, leap, stab, thrust, cut, spring, pass, charge, jump, swipe, swing, jab, dash, hit, burst, drive, surge, pushExamples from the Web for lunge
Contemporary Examples of lunge
Historical Examples of lunge
He turned his back, and I saw his body go forward to the lunge.
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope
But Gregory's answer had been a lunge which the boy had been forced to parry.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
A third stooped low with his hands on his hips that he might not lose a lunge or a parry.
The Wild GeeseStanley John Weyman
That lunge over the guard was a thing to be proud of; and, by Jove!
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II)Charles James Lever
It seemed curious to Roger that the burro did not kick nor lunge.
The Forbidden TrailHonor Willsie
lunge
1noun
verb
Word Origin for 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
lunge
2noun
verb
Word Origin for lunge
C17: from Old French longe, shortened from allonge, ultimately from Latin longus long 1; related to lunge 1
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