lunge
3
6.9
- noun
- /lʌndʒ/
- Specialized
:
estocada
- She knew how to make it dip and dive, and when she'd helped me get my kite up, she showed me how to maneuver it, and then we had a mock fight, each of us making feints and lunges at the other's kite.
- feints and lunges
- advance-lunge
Examples
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But he was already executing a swift, elegant lunge at my chest.
Fiction book (1991) -
If the boy hadn't had his back turned, he would have been able to dodge the stiff lunge.
Fiction book (1998) -
I could see the Shade tensing his muscles for a lunge.
Fiction book (2002) -
Fine lunge, but your riposte is a tad rusty.
Fiction book (1991) -
Kilvara draws his sword and lunges at the Old Man.
Fiction book (1994) -
They came at Cogline from everywhere, but Rumor met them with a lunge, stopped them short of the porch, and tore the foremost to pieces.
Fiction book (1991) -
He made a powerful lunge towards his opponent, aiming to score a hit.
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During the fencing match, her quick lunge caught the judge's attention.
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The instructor demonstrated the correct form for a defensive lunge in fencing.
Synonyms
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9.9
An attack in fencing when you step forward with one foot and extend your sword arm
An attack in fencing where you lunge forward, keeping your back leg straight and your sword arm outstretched
A quick forward movement of the arm and body to reach an opponent
A sudden forward stab with a pointed weapon
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lunge (fencing) comes from the idea of a long reach, from old words meaning 'long' or 'to lengthen', so the fencing lunge is literally a forward extension of the body and sword. That's why a good lunge in fencing is a quick, long push to reach your opponent.