·vi To make a lunge.
II. Lunge ·noun A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
III. Lunge ·noun ·same·as Namaycush.
IV. Lunge ·vt To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter.
[a corruption of allonge]. A pass or thrust with a sword; a shove with a boarding-pike. ...
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