lunge

US: /ˈɫəndʒ/
UK: /lˈʌnd‍ʒ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


lunge /lʌndʤ/
  • danh từ
    • đường kiếm tấn công bất thình lình
    • sự lao tới, sự nhào tới
    • nội động từ
      • tấn công bất thình lình bằng mũi kiếm (đấu kiếm)
      • hích vai, xô vai (quyền Anh)
      • lao lên tấn công bất thình lình
      • đâm, thọc mạnh
      • đá hất (ngựa)
      • danh từ
        • dây dạy ngựa chạy vòng tròn
        • nơi dạy ngựa chạy vòng tròn

      Advanced English dictionary


      verb, noun
      + verb [V] ~ (at / towards / for sb/sth)
      ~ (forward) to make a sudden powerful forward movement in order to attack sb: He took out a knife and lunged at her. + She lunged forward and snatched the letter from me.
      + noun [usually sing.]
      1 ~ (at sb)
      ~ (for sb/sth) a sudden powerful forward movement of the body and arm that a person makes towards another person or thing, especially when attacking them: He made a lunge for the phone.
      2 (in the sport of FENCING) a THRUST made by putting the right foot forward and making the back leg straight

      Thesaurus dictionary


      n.
      1 thrust, jab,, strike:
      He was impaled by the first lunge of the sword.
      2 dive, plunge, rush, leap, jump, spring, pounce:
      I made a lunge for the knife but missed.
      v.
      3 dive, plunge, charge, pounce, dash, bound, jump; thrust, stab, strike, hit, jab, cut:
      He lunged at her with his machete.

      Collocation dictionary


      ADJ.

      quick, sudden | despairing, desperate
      He skipped past the defender's despairing lunge.

      VERB + LUNGE

      make

      PHRASES

      ~ at
      The burglar made a lunge at him with a knife.
      | ~ for
      The boy made a sudden lunge for his wallet.
      | ~ to
      a lunge to one side
      | ~ towards
      a lunge towards the door


      Concise English dictionary


      lunges|lunged|lunginglʌndʒ
      noun
      +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
      verb
      +make a thrusting forward movement