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Added 9 October 2026

lunge

/lʌnd͡ʒ/ noun

Latin root: longare Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lunge at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of moving forward suddenly.
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward.

verb

Make a thrusting forward movement.

Origin

From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge.

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