lunge
A sudden forward movement, especially with a swordA sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
» The snarling dog lunged at Tom.
Meaning
4 sensesA sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
Ausfall
вы́падvýpad
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 used to control the animal while lungeing.
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
Ausfallschritt
вы́падvýpad
ви́падvýpad
A fish, the namaycush.
- (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- the act of moving forward suddenly
Examples
9 sentencesThe snarling dog lunged at Tom.
The intruder lunged at Tom with a knife.
ruВторгшийся без спроса человек набросился на Тома с ножом. — Biga
I lunged for it.
Ziri's dog lunged at a squirrel.
The centipede lunged at its unsuspecting prey.
Translations
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Origin
From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare,From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.
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