LUNGE

I. noun Etymology: modification of French allonge extension, reach, from Old French alonge, from alongier to lengthen, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from Latin ad- ad- + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus long Date: 1748 a quick thrust or jab (as of a sword) usually made by leaning or striding forward, a sudden forward rush or reach , II. verb (~d; lunging) Date: 1772 intransitive verb to make a ~ ; move with or as if with a ~, transitive verb to thrust or propel (as a blow) in a ~