lunge
noun/lʌndʒ/
/lʌndʒ/
[usually singular]- a powerful forward movement of the body and arm that a person makes towards another person or thing, especially when attacking or trying to take hold of them
- lunge for somebody/something He made a lunge for the phone.
- lunge at somebody/something She waited a moment, then made a sudden lunge at him.
Extra Examples- He skipped past the defender's despairing lunge.
- The boy made a sudden lunge for his wallet.
- a lunge to one side
- a lunge towards the door
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- wild
- desperate
- …
- make
- lunge at
- lunge for
- lunge to
- …
- (in the sport of fencing) a thrust made by putting one foot forward and making the back leg straight
- an exercise in which a person puts one foot forward and bends their front knee while lowering their back knee to the ground
- We did some lunges and squats as a warm-up.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from earlier allonge, from French allonger ‘lengthen’.
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