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lunge
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- pronunciation:
- luhnj
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an abrupt thrusting or leaping motion toward something.
- synonyms:
- dive, thrust
- similar words:
- plunge, pounce, rush, swipe
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| 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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| related words: |
thrust |
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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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| related words: |
snap, spring, stab, thrust |
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