2. Verb. (third-person singular of lunge) ¹
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Definition of Lunges
1. lunge [v] - See also: lunge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lunges
Literary usage of Lunges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1853)
"... She saide, ' Lord, aye welcome be thy sond.1 The pipes of his lunges 'gan to
swell, .... lunges ..."
2. Infantry Tactics, Double and Single Rank, Adapted to American Topography and by Emory Upton (1875)
"... same time the right knee, the left arm below the piece, the barrel downward;
the position of the right hand the same as in the parry in prime. lunges. ..."
3. Calisthenics and Light Gymnastics for Home and School by Alfred M. A. Beale (1888)
"lunges. The lunges are the same as the thrusts except that the left foot is
extended farther in front (Fig. 94). Fig. 95- Fig. 96. BROOM TO FRONT. (Fig. ..."
4. Calisthenic Dictionary: A Glossary of Calisthenic Terms Used in American by Alanson Lester Fish (1902)
"lunges. The lunges are executed the same as the charges, and in the same directions;
the foot is moved forward, sideward, etc., about three and one-half ..."
5. The Anatomie of the Bodie of Man by Thomas Vicary (1888)
"Also I fynde in the lunges, three kinds of . about Ни tout. ... in ayre to the
lunges; and it passeth through al the left part of them to doo his office. ..."
6. Light Gymnastics: A Guide to Systematic Instruction in Physical Training by William Gilbert Anderson (1889)
"Do not come to position between the lunges. No. 1 lunges and strikes the head
blow; he holds this position for 4 counts. Then No. 2 gives the head blow, ..."
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