Meaning & use
lunged
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Made a sudden forceful movement forward, often to attack, grab, or reach something.
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He lunged for the phone before it hit the ground.
The fencer lunged and scored the winning point.
A note on using this word
The past tense of "lunge"; commonly paired with "at," "for," or "toward" to show the direction of the movement.
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