Term Gallery logo

Meanings of lunge in inglês

Wikidata

Position in figure skating.

Related terms
português
impulso

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

impulso
português
arremessar
catalão
propulsar
espanhol
empujar

Make a thrusting forward movement.

arremessar
catalão
escomesa

The act of moving forward suddenly.

escomesa
Synonyms
Examples for "thrust"
Examples for "thrust"
1
The essential thrust of the latest National Competitiveness Council report is clear.
The Irish Times
2
Pressing his case now thrust the issue into the 2016 presidential campaign.
Reuters
3
That is the fundamental thrust of a new Government report on retirement.
The Irish Times
4
It is into this tense political situation that Eragon finds himself thrust.
Brisingr
5
Dear Jesse, Transforming laws has been a major thrust of feminist work.
Feminist dot com
1
The citizens, however, are not convinced, and continue to hurl anti-Semitic insults.
The Irish Times
2
There was no question how far the giants could hurl their boulders.
The broken blade
3
Some young migrants and refugees appeared to hurl rocks at the guards.
The Guardian
4
He determines to reach El Paso, and hurl the Texans on California.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
5
Near and far-off, the limitless wings of the tempest hurl and go
Alcyone
1
Without this, the missile would hurtle to flaming destruction in the atmosphere.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
2
Every muscle in my body tenses as I hurtle toward the ground.
Divergent
3
It was unpleasant, maybe, to hurtle through eight hundred feet of air.
South Wind
4
You can show how they hurtle, like this-He flickered his hands.
The Fortunate Youth
5
Players used to hurtling forward at every opportunity are having to learn.
The Guardian
Usage of lunge in inglês
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
About this term
More collocations
Translations for lunge
espanhol
empujar
Lunge through the time
Lunge across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common