lunge
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- longe (US)
[edit] Etymology
From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
lunge (plural lunges)
- A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC:
- A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red card by referee Phil Dowd.
- 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC:
- 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 is used to control the animal while lungeing.
- An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning back to a standing position.
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[edit] Translations
sudden movement
long rope
exercise
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[edit] Verb
lunge (third-person singular simple present lunges, present participle lunging or lungeing, simple past and past participle lunged)
- To make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
- To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).
[edit] Translations
to make a sudden movement
to work a horse in a circle around a handler
