lunge
/lʌnd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
noun
A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
Example Sentences
- "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 card by referee Phil Dowd."
- "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!"
Etymology
From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /lʌnd͡ʒ/
- British English: /lʌnd͡ʒ/