Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lunge

Lunge , noun

[Also spelt longe, from allonge. See Allonge, Long.]

A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

Lunge , intransitive verb

To make a lunge.

Lunge , transitive verb

To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. — Thackeray

Lunge , noun

(Zoology) Same as Namaycush.