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Lunge

//lʌnd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
"A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red card by referee Phil Dowd."
2
the act of moving forward suddenly wordnet
3
A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
4
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward wordnet
5
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.

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6
A fish, the namaycush.

Verb

1
To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging). ambitransitive
"I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun."
2
make a thrusting forward movement wordnet
3
To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing). transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.

Etymology 2

From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.

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