OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34344

lunge

/lʌnd͡ʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
embestida
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red car…
embestida
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
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📚 verb • entry_id 34345

lunge

/lʌnd͡ʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lanzarse
To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.
With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him!
varear
To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).