Lunge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌndʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈʌndʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straight thrust lurch thrust hurl hurtle passado

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of moving forward suddenly
noun	(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

Word Forms

lurch	verb	move abruptly
lunge	verb	make a thrusting forward movement
lunger	noun	someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
lunge	noun	the act of moving forward suddenly
hurl	noun	a violent throw
thrust	noun	the act of applying force to propel something
thruster	noun	one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
thrusting	noun	a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausfallschritt

der Akt, sich plötzlich vorwärts zu bewegen

🇫🇷French

fente

le fait d'avancer soudainement

🇪🇸Spanish

estocada

el acto de avanzar de repente

🇮🇹Italian

affondo

l'atto di andare avanti all'improvviso

🇳🇱Dutch

longe

de handeling van plotseling vooruitgaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

estocada

o ato de avançar repentinamente

🇷🇺Russian

выпад

внезапное движение вперед

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झपट्टा

अचानक आगे बढ़ने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

লাঞ্জ

হঠাৎ এগিয়ে যাওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

லுங்கி

திடீரென்று முன்னோக்கி நகரும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపిరితిత్తులు

అకస్మాత్తుగా ముందుకు కదిలే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

लंग

अचानक पुढे जाण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંગ

અચાનક આગળ વધવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲುಂಜ್

ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലുങ്കി

പെട്ടെന്ന് മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਗ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاڑو

اچانک آگے بڑھنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弓步

突然向前移动的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ランジ

突然前に進む行為

🇰🇷Korean

찌르기

갑자기 앞으로 나아가는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lao tới

hành động tiến về phía trước một cách đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

แทง

การกระทำที่ก้าวไปข้างหน้าอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terjang

tindakan bergerak maju secara tiba-tiba

🇲🇾Malay

menerjang

perbuatan bergerak ke hadapan secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اندفع

فعل المضي قدما فجأة

🇮🇷Persian

پریدن

حرکت ناگهانی به جلو

🇹🇷Turkish

hamle

aniden ileri doğru hareket etme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְגִיחָה

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