plural lunges
: a sudden forward movement
He made a lunge at me with his knife.
He made a desperate lunge for the ball.
lunges; lunged; lunging
: to move or reach forward in a sudden, forceful way
He lunged at me with his knife.
She lunged across the table.
The crocodile lunged at its prey.
The dog lunged for his throat.
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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/lunge. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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