lunge
1[ luhnj ]
/ lʌndʒ /
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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.
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for lunge (1 of 2)
lunge1
/ (lʌndʒ) /
noun
a sudden forward motion
fencing a thrust made by advancing the front foot and straightening the back leg, extending the sword arm forwards
verb
to move or cause to move with a lunge
(intr) fencing to make a lunge
Derived forms of lunge
lunger, nounWord 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
British Dictionary definitions for lunge (2 of 2)
lunge2
/ (lʌndʒ) /
noun
a rope used in training or exercising a horse
verb
(tr) to exercise or train (a horse) on a lunge
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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