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   lunge

   /lʌn(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something: "Lucy made a lunge for Gabriel's wrist"
   • ▪ the basic attacking move in fencing, in which the leading foot is thrust forward close to the floor with the knee bent while the back leg remains straightened.
   • ▪ an exercise or gymnastic movement resembling the lunge of a fencer.

   verb

   • 1. make a lunge: "McCulloch raised his cudgel and lunged at him"
   • ▪ make a sudden forward thrust with (a part of the body or a weapon): "Billy lunged his spear at the fish"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from earlier allonge, from French allonger ‘lengthen’.

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   What does lunge mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! LUNGE definition: 1. to move forward suddenly and with force, especially in order to attack someone: 2. a sudden…. Learn more.

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   Is lunge a noun or noun?

   • Lunge is also a noun. Lunges are exercises that you do to strengthen your leg muscles. They involve stepping forward with a bent leg while keeping the other leg straight. I advised her to do lunges, press-ups and crunches for toning. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 3.

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   What does lung mean in English?

   • (transitive) To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing). From Old Norse lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally “the light organ”), cognate with Norwegian lunge, Swedish lunga, German Lunge, English lung. The noun is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”).

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   What does it mean if you lunge in a particular direction?

   • If you lunge in a particular direction, you move in that direction suddenly and clumsily. He lunged at me, grabbing me violently. [VERB preposition/adverb] I lunged forward to try to hit him. [VERB preposition/adverb] Lunge is also a noun. Lunges are exercises that you do to strengthen your leg muscles.

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   How do you do a lunge?

   • Bring your lunged leg up and hop off the ground on the other leg while your lunged leg knee is brought as high as you can. There are standard forward and backward lunges, customised with wider hip movement and knees stretching out. ● noun: to make a lunge for somebody/something: se précipiter sur quelqu’un/quelque chose [...]

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   Is lunge a preposition or adverb?

   • [VERB preposition/adverb] Lunge is also a noun. Lunges are exercises that you do to strengthen your leg muscles. They involve stepping forward with a bent leg while keeping the other leg straight. I advised her to do lunges, press-ups and crunches for toning. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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     lunge definicja: 1. to move forward suddenly and with force,...

   • Lunge: German Translation

     lunge translate: losstürzen auf, plötzlicher Sprung...

   • Lunge: Thai Translation

     LUNGE translate: พุ่งไปข้างหน้า, การพุ่งเข้าใส่. Learn more...

   • Lunge: Vietnamese Translation

     LUNGE translate: đâm mạnh, cú đâm bất thình lình. Learn more...

   • Lunge Spanish Translation

     LUNGE translate: embestir, arremetida, lanzarse, arremetida...

   • Lunge: French Translation

     LUNGE translate: bondir en avant, bond [masculine] en avant,...

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   Lunge is a noun and a verb that means a sudden forward movement or thrust, especially with a sword or a knife. Learn how to use lunge in different contexts, such as fencing, horse training, or idiomatic expressions.

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   lunge towards somebody/something He sprang from his seat and lunged towards her. lunge for somebody/something She lunged for the door, but it was locked. Word Origin mid 18th cent.: from earlier allonge , from French allonger ‘lengthen’.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · lunge (third-person singular simple present lunges, present participle lunging or lungeing, simple past and past participle lunged) (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging). I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun. 2004, Louis L'Amour, Rustlers of West Fork: