Lunge

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lunge \Lunge\, n. [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See {Allonge},
     {Long}.]
     A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Lunge \Lunge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Lunging}.]
     To make a lunge.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lunge \Lunge\, v. t.
     To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his
     halter. --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lunge \Lunge\, n. (Zool.)
     Same as {Namaycush}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lunge
       n : the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: {lurch}]
       v : make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {hurl}, {hurtle}, {thrust}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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