lunge
verb /lʌndʒ/
/lʌndʒ/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lunge | /lʌndʒ/ /lʌndʒ/ |
| he / she / it lunges | /ˈlʌndʒɪz/ /ˈlʌndʒɪz/ |
| past simple lunged | /lʌndʒd/ /lʌndʒd/ |
| past participle lunged | /lʌndʒd/ /lʌndʒd/ |
| -ing form lungeing | /ˈlʌndʒɪŋ/ /ˈlʌndʒɪŋ/ |
- to make a powerful forward movement, especially in order to attack somebody or take hold of something
- lunge at somebody/something He took out a knife and lunged at her.
- lunge forward She lunged forward and snatched the letter from me.
- lunge towards somebody/something He sprang from his seat and lunged towards her.
- lunge for somebody/something She lunged for the door, but it was locked.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from earlier allonge, from French allonger ‘lengthen’.