stød — meaning in English

English meaning

• lunge noun A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.
• thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

stød is used for these senses in English:

• lunge A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
• stød (phonology) a phenomenon of most Danish accents, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop that follows said vowel/consonant
• thrust (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

lunge — full definition

1. noun A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.
2. noun An exercise in which you step forward with one leg and bend both knees before standing back up.
3. verb To move suddenly and forcefully forward.

thrust — full definition

1. noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.
2. noun The main point or focus of an argument or plan.
3. verb To push something forward with force, often suddenly.

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