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for Lunge
From The 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Lunge \Lunge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lunging.]
To make a lunge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Lunge \Lunge\, v. t.
To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his
halter. --Thackeray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Lunge \Lunge\, n. (Zool.)
Same as Namaycush.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
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]
From 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
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