LUNGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does lunge mean?
• LUNGE (noun)
The noun LUNGE has 2 senses:
1. the act of moving forward suddenly
2. (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
Familiarity information: LUNGE used as a noun is rare.
• LUNGE (verb)
The verb LUNGE has 1 sense:
1. make a thrusting forward movement
Familiarity information: LUNGE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LUNGE (noun)
Meaning:
The act of moving forward suddenly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lunge; lurch
Hypernyms ("lunge" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Meaning:
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
passado; straight thrust; lunge
Hypernyms ("lunge" is a kind of...):
knife thrust; stab; thrust (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument)
Meronyms (parts of "lunge"):
remise ((fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte))
Domain category:
fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
• LUNGE (verb)
Meaning:
Make a thrusting forward movement
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
lunge; hurl; hurtle; thrust
Hypernyms (to "lunge" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lunge"):
dart (move with sudden speed)
riposte (make a return thrust)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
