lunge 1 of 2

as in jab
a quick thrust anticipated the swordsman's lunge and jumped aside to avoid being stabbed

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verb

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Noun
Finally, the humpback lunges upwards, gulping the krill in one big bite. Lauren Sommer, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024 The warmup started out like a high school sports practice—high knees, butt kicks, lunges—before moving into a series of humbling strength exercises, like scooting across the floor in plank position with my feet on a glider disc. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
Verb
The way Maniscalco hollered and lunged during the bit had the audience in stitches. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024 During the freak-off, Ventura alleged Combs found her phone and discovered e-mails that had been shared between Ventura and Kid Cudi, prompting him to lunge at her with the corkscrew. Conor Murray, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunge 

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“Lunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunge. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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