lunge.
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
Meaning & usage
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
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.
A fish, the namaycush.
Where this word comes from
From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.
To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.
To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).
Where this word comes from
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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