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lunge1 definition

lunge (lunj)

noun

  1. a sudden thrust with a sword or other weapon
  2. a sudden plunge forward

Etymology: contr. < allonge < Fr, lit., a lengthening < allonger, to lengthen, thrust < a- (< L ad), to + long < L longus, long

intransitive verb lunged, lunging lung′·ing

to make a lunge or move with a lunge

Etymology: < lungethe

transitive verb

to cause to lunge; thrust with a lunge

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lunge2 definition

lunge (lunj)

noun, transitive verb lunged, lunging lung′·ing

longe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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