lunge

6 definitions found

lunge - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lunge \Lunge\, n. [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See Allonge,
     Long.]
     A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
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  Lunge \Lunge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Lunging.]
     To make a lunge.
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  Lunge \Lunge\, v. t.
     To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his
     halter. --Thackeray.
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  Lunge \Lunge\, n. (Zool.)
     Same as Namaycush.
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lunge - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lunge
      n 1: the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: lurch, lunge]
      2: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and
         the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched
         forward [syn: lunge, straight thrust, passado]
      v 1: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl,
           hurtle, thrust]

lunge - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  98 Moby Thesaurus words for "lunge":
     amble, barge, bound, bowl along, bundle, charge, clump, cut,
     cut and thrust, dash, dive, drag, feint, flail at, flail away at,
     flounce, foot, footslog, halt, hippety-hop, hit, hit at, hitch,
     hobble, home thrust, hop, jab, jog, jolt, jump, lash out at, leap,
     let drive at, let fly at, limp, lumber, lunge at, lurch, mince,
     pace, paddle, pass, peg, piaffe, piaffer, plod, plunge, poke at,
     pounce, prance, rack, roll, rush, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle,
     scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, slink,
     slither, slog, slouch, spring, stab, stagger, stalk, stamp, stomp,
     straddle, straggle, stride, strike, strike at, strike out at,
     stroll, strut, stump, swagger, swing, swing at, swing on, thrust,
     thrust at, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, trip, trudge, waddle,
     wamble, wiggle, wobble