Standard Lemma guide

lunge

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /lʌnd͡ʒ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /lɐnd͡ʒ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌndʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: L AH1 N JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A fish, the namaycush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the act of moving forward suddenly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lurch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motion, movement, move

8

noun

Meaning 8

(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: straight thrust, passado

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stab, thrust, knife thrust

9

verb

Meaning 9

make a thrusting forward movement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hurl, hurtle, thrust

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: move

Narrower terms: dart, riposte

History

Etymology

From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: напад (napad) — sudden movement
  • Bulgarian: мушкане (muškane) — sudden movement
  • Czech: skok vpřed — sudden movement
  • Czech: výpad — sudden movement
  • Danish: udfald — sudden movement
  • Danish: stød — sudden movement
  • Finnish: syöksy — sudden movement
  • French: bond (vers l'avant) — sudden movement
  • German: Ausfall — sudden movement
  • Hebrew: זינוק — sudden movement
  • Hebrew: תנועה קדימה עם חרב — sudden movement
  • Italian: allungo — sudden movement
  • Italian: affondo — sudden movement
  • Māori: whātoro — sudden movement
  • Polish: sztych — sudden movement
  • Polish: rzut — sudden movement
  • Portuguese: impulso — sudden movement
  • Russian: вы́пад (výpad) — sudden movement
  • Spanish: embestida — sudden movement
  • Swedish: utfall — sudden movement
  • Swedish: attack — sudden movement
  • Bulgarian: на́пад (nápad) — exercise
  • Czech: výpad — exercise
  • Finnish: askelkyykky — exercise
  • French: fente — exercise
  • German: Ausfallschritt — exercise
  • Italian: affondo — exercise
  • Polish: wykrok — exercise
  • Portuguese: passada — exercise
  • Portuguese: afundo — exercise
  • Russian: вы́пад (výpad) — exercise
  • Spanish: embestida — exercise
  • Swedish: utfall — exercise
  • Ukrainian: ви́пад (výpad) — exercise
  • Azerbaijani: atılmaq — to make a sudden movement
  • Bulgarian: устремявам се (ustremjavam se) — to make a sudden movement
  • Czech: skočit — to make a sudden movement
  • Czech: vrhnout se (vpřed) — to make a sudden movement
  • Czech: udělat výpad — to make a sudden movement
  • Finnish: syöksyä — to make a sudden movement
  • German: losstürzen — to make a sudden movement
  • German: ausfallen — to make a sudden movement
  • Polish: rzucić się — to make a sudden movement
  • Portuguese: impulsionar — to make a sudden movement
  • Russian: ри́нуться (rínutʹsja) — to make a sudden movement
  • Russian: бро́ситься (brósitʹsja) — to make a sudden movement
  • Spanish: lanzarse — to make a sudden movement
  • Swedish: göra ett utfall — to make a sudden movement
  • Swedish: störta (mot någon) — to make a sudden movement
  • Bulgarian: водя кон по кръг (vodja kon po krǎg) — to work a horse in a circle around a handler
  • Czech: lonžovat — to work a horse in a circle around a handler
  • Finnish: juoksuttaa — to work a horse in a circle around a handler
  • Hungarian: futószáraz — to work a horse in a circle around a handler
  • Spanish: varear — to work a horse in a circle around a handler