lurch, lunge
(noun) the act of moving forward suddenly
lunge, straight thrust, passado
(noun) (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
(verb) make a thrusting forward movement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lunge (plural lunges)
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
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.
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
A fish, the namaycush.
lunge (third-person singular simple present lunges, present participle lungeing or lunging, simple past and past participle lunged)
(ambitransitive) To (cause to make) a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
(transitive) To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).
• Leung
Source: Wiktionary
Lunge, n. Etym: [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See Allonge, Long.]
Definition: A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
Lunge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunging.]
Definition: To make a lunge.
Lunge, v. t.
Definition: To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. Thackeray.
Lunge, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Namaycush.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
