lunge

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UK /lʌnd͡ʒ/ US /lɐnd͡ʒ/

noun 4verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

quick, sudden

despairing, desperate

The goalkeeper made a desperate lunge but couldn't reach the ball in time.

VERB + LUNGE

make

PHRASES

~ at

The angry dog suddenly lunged at the mailman when he opened the gate.

~ for

The cat made a sudden lunge for the bird before it flew away.

~ to

The boxer made a sudden lunge to the left to avoid his opponent's punch.

~ towards

The angry dog made a sudden lunge towards the mailman's leg.

Definitions

noun

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.

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.

An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.

A fish, the namaycush.

verb

To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).

I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.

With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him!

To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).

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Synonyms

noun — the act of moving forward suddenly

lurch

noun — (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and

passado

verb — make a thrusting forward movement

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I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.

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With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him!

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