noun
lunge
luhnj
noun
1
A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.
"He made a lunge for the ball but missed it by inches."
2
An exercise in which you step forward with one leg and bend both knees before standing back up.
"She added twenty lunges to her morning workout."
verb
1
To move suddenly and forcefully forward.
"The dog lunged at the mail carrier through the gate."
"He lunged forward to catch the falling vase."
How to Use Lunge
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sudden forward movement or attack, or the leg exercise of the same name.
Common pairings
lunge forward
make a lunge
do lunges
Word Forms
lunged past tense, lunges plural, lunges singular, lungeing singular
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Etymology
From French allonge ("a lengthening, an extension"), ultimately from Latin longus ("long") — the same root that gives us "elongate."