lunge
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- verbTo (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
Example:
I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.
- nounA long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,849 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 63% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None