lunge
English Thesaurus
1. the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
2. (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | knife thrust, stab, thrust, |
| definition | : | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | remise, |
| definition | : | (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte) (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | fencing, |
| definition | : | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) (noun.act) |
3. make a thrusting forward movement (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | dart, |
| definition | : | move with sudden speed (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | riposte, |
| definition | : | make a return thrust (verb.motion) |
4. the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act)
5. make a thrusting forward movement (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | cast, hurl, |
| definition | : | a violent throw (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lunge, lurch, |
| definition | : | the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | knife thrust, stab, thrust, |
| definition | : | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lunger, |
| definition | : | someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | pusher, thruster, |
| definition | : | one who intrudes or pushes himself forward (noun.person) |
6. the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act)
7. make a thrusting forward movement (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | cast, hurl, |
| definition | : | a violent throw (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lunge, lurch, |
| definition | : | the act of moving forward suddenly (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | knife thrust, stab, thrust, |
| definition | : | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lunger, |
| definition | : | someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | pusher, thruster, |
| definition | : | one who intrudes or pushes himself forward (noun.person) |
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