lunge

noun

A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

noun

A sudden forward movement or plunge.

intransitive verb

To make a sudden thrust or pass.

intransitive verb

To move with a sudden thrust.

intransitive verb

To cause (someone) to lunge.

noun

In fencing, a thrust.

noun

Any sudden forward movement of a person or thing resembling the lunge of a fencer; a plunge; a lurch: as, the lunge of a coach.

To thrust, as in fencing, with the sword or foil; make a thrust forward; plunge.

To hide; skulk.

To cause to move in a plunging or jumping manner, as a horse held by a long rein, for exercise or training.