lunge
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/lΚndΚ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20β30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
- An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
- A fish, the namaycush.
verb
- To (cause to make) a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).βI lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.β
- To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).
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