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A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

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  1. n. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
  2. v. i. To make a lunge.
  3. v. t. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter.
  4. n. Same as Namaycush.
  5. n. the act of moving forward suddenly
  6. n. (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
  7. v. make a thrusting forward movement
  8. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword. To make a lunge. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. Thackeray. Same as Namaycush.
  9. n:20/v:80 n. (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward v. make a thrusting forward movement