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   lunge

   /lənj/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something: "he made a lunge at her"
   • ▪ the basic attacking move in fencing, in which the leading foot is thrust forward with the knee bent while the back leg remains straightened.
   • ▪ an exercise or gymnastic movement resembling the lunge of a fencer.

   verb

   • 1. make a lunge: "John lunged forward and grabbed him by the throat"
   • ▪ make a sudden forward thrust with (a part of the body or a weapon): "Billy lunged his spear at the fish"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from earlier allonge, from French allonger ‘lengthen’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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