English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition lunge in British English

lunge noun

[countable] noun
/lʌndʒ/
1

a sudden strong movement to catch or hit something or someone

Example

An officer made a sudden lunge for the suspect's gun.

Synonyms and related words
1.1

a movement forward or to the side, done when you are exercising

Synonyms and related words
2

a long rope that you tie to a horse that is being trained

Synonyms and related words
Definition lunge in British English