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lunge

lunge

 
 
pronunciation:
luhnj
parts of speech:
noun, intransitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: an abrupt thrusting or leaping motion toward something.
synonyms:
dive, thrust
similar words:
plunge, pounce, rush, swipe
definition 2: a muscle strengthening and stretching exercise in which one leg is bent at the knee at a ninety-degree angle and the other is straight, or somewhat bent, and stretched toward the rear or to the side.
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: lunges, lunging, lunged
definition: to make an abrupt thrusting or leaping motion toward something.
synonyms:
thrust
similar words:
charge, dive, jab, leap, plunge, pounce, rush, swipe
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