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Definition of: lunge
(lunj) noun
1. A sudden pass or thrust; specifically, a long thrust with a sword or a bayonet.
2. A sudden forward lurch; plunge.
—v. lunged, lung·ing
—v.i.
1. To make a lunge or pass; thrust.
2. To move with a lunge.
—v.t.
3. To thrust with or as with a lunge. [Aphetic var. of obs. allonge <F allonger prolong <L ad to + longus long]
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