lunge
noun
[ lʌn(d)ʒ ]
• a sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something.
• "Lucy made a lunge for Gabriel's wrist"
lunge
verb
• make a lunge.
• "McCulloch raised his cudgel and lunged at him"
Similar:
thrust,
pounce,
dive,
launch oneself,
jump,
spring,
leap,
rush,
charge,
move suddenly,
make a grab,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from earlier allonge, from French allonger ‘lengthen’.
lunge
noun
• a long rein on which a horse is held and made to move in a circle round its trainer.
• "a few sessions on the lunge will improve your riding"
lunge
verb
• exercise (a horse) on a lunge.
• "it seemed wise to lunge him first, as he had not been ridden for days"
Origin:
early 18th century: from French longe, from allonge ‘lengthening out’.
lunge
noun
• short for muskellunge.
