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lunges

lunges is the plural of lunge.

lunges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lunge.

Meaning of lunge

Noun

lunge (plural lunges)

  1. 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 card by referee Phil Dowd.2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC
  2. 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.
  3. An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
  4. A fish, the namaycush.

See all 6 meanings of lunge

Questions about lunges

What is lunges the plural of?
Lunges is the plural of lunge.

Words near lunges in the dictionary

  1. lungeing rein
  2. lungeing reins
  3. lungeings
  4. lunger
  5. lungers
  6. lunges
  7. Lungești
  8. lungfish
  9. lungfishes
  10. lungful
  11. lungfuls

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