Webster's English Dictionary

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lunge

1. lunge \'l*nj\ vb [by shortening & alter. fr. obs. allonge (to make a 
   thrust with a sword)] : to thrust or push with a lunge  : to make a thrust 
   or a forceful forward movement 
2. lunge n 1: a sudden thrust or pass (as with a sword or foil)  2: the act 
   of plunging forward