lunge
1a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
any sudden forward movement; plunge.
to make a lunge or thrust; move with a lunge.
to thrust (something) forward; cause to move with a lunge: lunging his finger accusingly.
Origin of lunge
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How to use lunge in a sentence
There’s a power component to every movement we make, whether that’s a ski turn, a quick jump over a felled tree, or a lunge for a distant climbing hold.
To increase the intensity, he suggests performing lunges or step-ups with weights or a backpack.
Indoor exercises to prepare you for hiking the great outdoors | Pam Moore | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostTrying to grab objects on the ground required an awkward lunge.
Current spacesuits won’t cut it on the moon. So NASA made new ones. | Neel Patel | December 29, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewEven in the pre-recorded classes, I didn’t want to let him down by not pedaling at the right speed or phoning it in on my alternating lunges.
NordicTrack’s connected workout bike puts the focus on competing against yourself | Stan Horaczek | October 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOther solid choices are bodyweight squats and lunges, single-leg deadlifts, pushups, forearm planks, and hollow holds.
It’s time to add video games to your workout routine | John Kennedy | September 30, 2020 | Popular-Science
I imagine he made an ungainly lunge at her, which she again rejected and which left her seriously upset.
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer | John Suchet | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDawn Hochsprung was a beloved principal who lost her life trying to lunge at the gunman.
Newtown Victims: Dawn Hochsprung, Vicki Soto & More | Nina Strochlic | December 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThink like a fencer: parry on Medicare; lunge at the stimulus.
In effect, what I did was lunge and force the issue, thereby ruining the mood.
From the movement behind him Marius guessed almost by instinct that Garnache had drawn back for a lunge.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniAlthotas eyed the speaker like a fencer watching his antagonist make a lunge which lays him open to defeat.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasBut this only exasperated the old man the more, and he made a lunge at the confidence man's throat.
Gallegher and Other Stories | Richard Harding DavisIt whipped around and made a lunge at Songbird's foot, but the youth was too nimble and leaped on the bed.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)As Scotty yelled, Colin vaguely—for everything seemed reeling about him—saw Hank lunge with the long steel lance.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries | Francis Rolt-Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for lunge (1 of 2)
/ (lʌndʒ) /
a sudden forward motion
fencing a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg, extending the sword arm forwards
to move or cause to move with a lunge
(intr) fencing to make a lunge
Origin of lunge
1Derived forms of lunge
- lunger, noun
British Dictionary definitions for lunge (2 of 2)
/ (lʌndʒ) /
a rope used in training or exercising a horse
(tr) to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge
Origin of lunge
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