Definitions for lunge
lʌndʒlunge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lurch, lungenoun

   the act of moving forward suddenly

2. lunge, straight thrust, passadoverb

   (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

3. lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrustverb

   make a thrusting forward movement

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lungenoun

   A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.

2. lungenoun

   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 is used to control the animal while lungeing.

3. lungenoun

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

4. lungeverb

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

5. lungeverb

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

6. Etymology: From allonge, from alonge, from alongier, from *allongare, from ad + longare, from longus.

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1. lunge

   A lunge is a physical movement involving a step forward with one foot while bending the front knee and dropping the back knee towards the ground. It's a common exercise used to strengthen the lower body, particularly the thighs and hips. Additionally, in fencing, a lunge is a sudden forward thrust or attack with a weapon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lungenoun

   a sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword

2. Lungeverb

   to make a lunge

3. Lungeverb

   to cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter

4. Lungenoun

   same as Namaycush

5. Etymology: [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See Allonge, Long.]

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1. Lunge

   A lunge can refer to any position of the human body where one leg is positioned forward with knee bent and foot flat on the ground while the other leg is positioned behind. It is used by athletes in cross-training for sports, by weight-trainers as a fitness exercise, and by yogis as part of an asana regimen.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lunge

   lunj, n. a sudden thrust in fencing.—v.i. to give such.—v.t. to cause to plunge. [Fr. allonger, to lengthen—L. ad, to, longus, long.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunge

   [a corruption of allonge]. A pass or thrust with a sword; a shove with a boarding-pike.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunge

   (a corruption of allonge). A pass or thrust with a sword; a shove with a boarding-pike.

2. lunge

   In fencing and bayonet exercise, an extended thrust.

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1. leung

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunge in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lunge in a Sentence

1. Richie McGinniss:

   It was as if, you know, if you were to lunge at somebody, if anybody were to lunge, Richie McGinniss would probably stop Richie McGinniss, you know, from falling face down on the ground, but the shots were fired in the exact instance that Joseph Rosenbaum momentum was going forward and that continued until Joseph Rosenbaum landed on the ground.

2. Joe Chenelly:

   His right hand came up, I assume out of his pocket, and he had a blade on his hand, his fingers were like two finger holes in the blade and lunged at the congressman. And Congressman Zeldin blocked the first lunge. And then as he tried to lunge again, I grabbed him from behind and tackled him down to the ground and held him on the ground.

3. Mark Johnson:

   I kind of slide and my foot is stuck in the mud, and the next thing I know, I see the lunge, he starts clamping down pretty tight and he started to pull, and the next thing I do, I instantly, here's my fingers, I poke through the eye.

4. Joe Chenelly:

   His fingers were like two finger holes in the blade and lunged at the congressman. And Congressman Zeldin blocked the first lunge. And then as he tried to lunge again, I grabbed him from behind and tackled him down to the ground and held him on the ground.

5. Arsenio Manzanares:

   It's become a security problem to bring trucks to big supermarket stores, this wasn't a problem before, but now with these queues, people see a truck and they lunge for it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lunge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lunge
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunge
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lunge
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lunge
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=lunge
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html