lunge

n.

1. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
2. A sudden forward movement or plunge.

v., lunged, lung·ing, lung·es.

v.intr.

1. To make a sudden thrust or pass.
2. To move with a sudden thrust.

v.tr.
To cause (someone) to lunge.

[From alteration of obsolete allonge, to thrust, from French allonger, from Old French alongier, to lengthen : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + long, long (from Latin longus).]

verb

1. To move or thrust at, under, or into the midst of with sudden force: dive, plunge, wade in (or into). See enter/exit.
2. To move or advance against strong resistance: drive, forge², plunge. See move/halt.

n

Definition: pounce
Antonyms: retreat

v

Definition: pounce, dive for
Antonyms: retreat

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of moving forward suddenly
  Synonym: lurch

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The verb lunge has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make a thrusting forward movement
  Synonyms: hurl, hurtle, thrust

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - udfald, stød, sæt, pludseligt ryk
v. intr. - falde ud, gøre udfald
v. tr. - falde ud, gøre udfald

2.
n. - longe (hestetømme)
v. tr. - longere

3.
n. - en fisk af samme type som en gedde

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanvallen, vooruitschieten/ -stoten, dresseren m.b.v. longe, voorwaartse stoot, uitval, longe (voor paarden)

Français (French)
1.
n. - mouvement brusque
v. intr. - bondir, faire un mouvement brusque en avant, se fendre (en escrime)
v. tr. - bondir

2.
n. - (Équit) longe
v. tr. - faire tourner (qch) à la longe

3.
n. - (US) poisson de la région des Grands Lacs

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ausfall, Sprung
v. - einen Ausfall machen, einen Sprung vorwärts machen

2.
n. - Laufleine, Reitbahn, Longe
v. - longieren (Pferd), an der Longe laufen lassen

3.
n. - Hecht, Seeforelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εφορμώ, χιμάω, ορμώ, ρίχνομαι, μπήγω, χτυπώ ξαφνικά
n. - απότομο ή ξαφνικό χτύπημα ή κίνηση προς τα εμπρός

Italiano (Italian)
dare una stoccata, lanciarsi contro, stoccata

Português (Portuguese)
v. - investir, dar estocada
n. - investida (f), estocada (f)

Русский (Russian)
делать выпад в фехтовании, бросаться вперед, выпад в фехтовании, прыжок вперед, быстрое ныряние

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - arremetida, embestida
v. intr. - arremeter, embestir, lanzarse, irse a fondo, tirar una estocada
v. tr. - lanzarse

2.
n. - rienda larga utilizada por el entrenador de caballos
v. tr. - cocear, dar coces

3.
n. - sollo americano

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra (ett) utfall, (boxn.) slå ett rakt (raka) slag, (om häst) slå bakut, rusa, störta, göra ett plötsligt (hastigt) ryck, stöta, sticka, slå (slag), hötta med, longera, låta häst löpa i lina
n. - (fäkt.) utfall (äv. bildl.), (boxn.) rakt slag, häftig rörelse (framåt)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刺, 跃进, 刺进, 冲, 扑, 用刺, 戳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刺, 躍進, 刺進
v. intr. - 刺, 沖, 撲
v. tr. - 用刺, 戳

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 찌르기 , 돌입, 돌진
v. intr. - 찌르다, 돌진하다
v. tr. - 내밀다, 돌진 시키다

2.
n. - 조마삭
v. tr. - 조마삭으로 조련하다

3.
n. - 강꼬치 고기의 일종

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 急な突き, 突き, 突進
v. - 突く, 突進する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطعن, يندفع بقوة (الاسم) طعنه بسيف, اندفاع إلى الأمام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תנועה נמרצת קדימה, דחיפה, תנופה, זינוק, מכת חרב, זירה עגולה לאילוף סוסים, תנועה קדימה תוך כדי כיפוף הרגל הקדמית‬
v. intr. - ‮דחף בתנופה, נתן מכת אגרוף שתחילתה בכתף‬
v. tr. - ‮זינק, דחף (כלי-נשק וכו') בכוח בכיוון מסוים‬
n. - ‮חבל ארוך על צוואר סוס מאולף‬
v. tr. - ‮תירגל סוס בעזרת חבל על הצוואר‬
n. - ‮זאב מים צפון אמריקני גדול‬

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