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to lunge

to lunge

20 4.1
To move forward quickly to attack or reach something
  • verb
  • /lʌndʒ/
translation icon : abalanzarse
  • If you duck and lunge, you can get the knife and disarm her.

And when she did, she lunged at me, grabbed me.

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Examples

  • Louie Lung lunges for the rod.

  • Without warning, Dwight lunges at Toby and swings the side of his arm toward Toby's throat.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And by the time they get to the second ball, they have to lunge for it.

  • Half expected something or now someone to lunge at us from around the corner.

  • Try not to lunge at the plate.

  • I jump off the bike without stopping and lunge for the kitchen door.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And as you see him lunging at you, what do you do?

  • When he has had enough punishment, he lunges into a clinch.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And Tamlin is pissed at that, so he just lunges for Pharah.

  • The cat quickly lunged at the toy mouse, trying to catch it.

Synonyms

to rush
vsto lunge
548 1.0

To move or act quickly because a situation needs it

is a sudden forward motion focused on a single reach or strike
to snatch
vsto lunge
136 3.0

To take something quickly with your hand

is a forward move that focuses on reaching rather than only grabbing
to jump
vsto lunge
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134 6.0

To suddenly attack someone often without warning

is similar but also covers reaching or lunging rather than only attacking
to burst
vsto lunge
115 1.9

Enter or appear suddenly with energy

is a directed forward movement aiming to reach or seize rather than enter
to thrust
vsto lunge
66 3.9

To push something or someone suddenly and forcefully forward

is more about a quick forward reach or attack than steady pushing
to snap
vsto lunge
65 1.6

Grab something quickly with a sudden motion

is a broader sudden forward action not limited to a quick catch
to pounce
vsto lunge
54 4.1

To jump suddenly onto something to grab or attack it

is a sudden forward movement often aimed at reaching or attacking
to hurl
vsto lunge
31 3.5

To move your body forward suddenly with force

is a sudden forward move specifically aimed at reaching or seizing
to hurtle
vsto lunge
19 6.8

To move very fast and with great force like a train or meteor

is a sudden forward action usually aimed at grabbing or attacking
to fling
vsto lunge
16 4.1

To move yourself suddenly and forcefully, often without control

is a sudden controlled forward action usually aimed at an object or person

Antonyms

466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

Stay upright in one place without moving

How Far

to charge
128 3.6
to lunge
20 4.1
to step
1.0

Surface Forms

lunge infinitive
lunged past
lunged past participle
lunging present participle
lunges third person singular

Etymology

Lunge (verb) keeps the same idea of making a body 'long' quickly, like stretching forward to reach or strike. That's why to lunge is to make a fast forward movement to get closer or seize something.