From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlungelunge /lʌndʒ/ verb [intransitive] MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto make a sudden strong movement towards someone or something, especially to attack themlunge at/forward/towards/out etc The goats lunged at each other with their horns. John lunged forward and grabbed him by the throat. —lunge noun [countable] Brad made a lunge towards his opponent, but missed.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
lunge• He lunged at her slashing out and a long slash appeared on her leg.• Backus lunged back, quoting Charles Chauncy, a mentor of Payson.• The reporters lunged for the telephone.• Maggie lunged out an arm and hauled the girl towards her.• As Akbar and Tundrish opened fire with bolts, Yeremi lunged to drag the impetuous, or hallucinating, fool back.• Two scabby males lunged together, fighting at, and then on top of, his feet.• Suddenly he yanked at the covers and lunged towards me.lunge at/forward/towards/out etc• Maggie lunged out an arm and hauled the girl towards her.• Suddenly the Trunchbull lunged forward and grabbed the large empty china platter on which the cake had rested.• He lunged at her slashing out and a long slash appeared on her leg.• Joan told me afterward that I attempted to lunge out of bed and attack Feeley.• First one, then another dorado lunged at the fake flying fish but failed to take the hook.Origin lunge (1700-1800) French allonger “to make longer, put (your arm) out” 