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Meanings of lunge in English

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Position in figure skating.

        Related terms
        Portuguese
        impulso

        (Fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward.

              impulso
              Portuguese
              arremessar
              Catalan
              propulsar
              Spanish
              empujar

              Make a thrusting forward movement.

                    arremessar
                    Catalan
                    escomesa

                    The act of moving forward suddenly.

                          escomesa
                          Usage of lunge in English
                          1
                          It was a bit of lunge so there's certainly some rhythm needed.
                          Independent.ie
                          2
                          To hamper him in the lunge there was the table between us.
                          Bardelys the Magnificent / Being an account of the strange wooin...
                          3
                          Only those in front can actually lunge and strike at the enemy.
                          A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
                          4
                          Only a sluggish twitch in response, rather than the usual rapid lunge.
                          The irish devil
                          5
                          When she raised herself, she saw the final lunge that ended it.
                          Heir of Fire
                          6
                          The heron never even professed to follow it or lunge at it.
                          The Way of the Wild
                          7
                          Through a haze, he saw the first physician lunge from the room.
                          Fireflies
                          8
                          The straight course is life, the tangent disease, the saving lunge recovery.
                          Preventable Diseases
                          9
                          Kostaki was ready to lunge forwards but the policeman held him back.
                          Anno Dracula
                          10
                          A long lunge, but he could cover that distance in a heartbeat.
                          Shadow's son
                          11
                          Just for good measure, Doc threw in a snarl and lunge, too.
                          Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery)
                          12
                          Duncan tried to lunge at my hand, but he was too late.
                          The Water Witch
                          13
                          I braced for the lunge, and at the last moment, rolled away.
                          Enclave
                          14
                          That lunge was sudden and terrible-ifit did not accomplish its object.
                          Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
                          15
                          The bigger the lunge, the higher your feet might need to be.
                          Rock and Ice Magazine
                          16
                          West confronts one of the photographers and appears to lunge at him.
                          Reuters
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                          Translations for lunge
                          Spanish
                          empujar
                          Lunge through the time
                          Lunge across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common