noun
Meaning 1
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
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noun
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
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noun
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.
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noun
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
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noun
A fish, the namaycush.
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verb
To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
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Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).
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Usage: transitive
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noun
the act of moving forward suddenly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lurch
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Broader terms: motion, movement, move
noun
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
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Synonyms: straight thrust, passado
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Broader terms: stab, thrust, knife thrust
verb
make a thrusting forward movement
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Synonyms: hurl, hurtle, thrust
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Broader terms: move
Narrower terms: dart, riposte
History
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
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