lunged

Variant of lunge

noun

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

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

intransitive verb lunged, lunging

to make a lunge or move with a lunge

Origin: < lungethe

transitive verb

to cause to lunge; thrust with a lunge

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