lunge
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- noun
- /lʌndʒ/
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- Milton deflected the lunge with his fork, the knife blade springing down its long shank.
- make a lunge
- a desperate lunge
- a final lunge
Examples
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The monster readies itself for the lunge that will suck Rhonda in.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then, with a sudden quick lunge, he successfully traps it in his hands and forgets all about Marino.
Fiction book (1994) -
I could see that he was considering whether to make another lunge at me.
Academic text (2009) -
After a beat, he makes a mad, spastic, yet scientific lunge for the bird.
Fiction book (1994) -
The weight of the dog's lunge hurled him to the ground.
Fiction book (2001) -
Instead, there was an awkward pause, then a nervous lunge forward that made Addie and Max freeze.
Fiction book (1998) -
The two fell to the muddy ground as the force of Jocko's lunge drove Lem off his feet.
Fiction book (1994) -
There was a flurry of activity, of frantic writhing and lunges on the parts of the dogs.
Fiction book (1996) -
The dinosaur jams its snout into the fuselage and lunges for Amanda in the first row.
Fiction book (2001) -
He made a quick lunge to grab the falling book before it hit the floor.
Synonyms
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A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lunge comes from old words that meant 'long' or 'to make longer', and you can hear that idea in the English word long. So a lunge is pictured as a sudden long reach forward to attack or grab something.