Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913 Lunge /lŭnj/ · IPA /lɐnd͡ʒ/ n. v. i. v. t. n. 01 n. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword. 1. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword. 02 v. i. To make a lunge. imp. & p. p. Lunged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunging 1. To make a lunge. 03 v. t. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. 1. To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. 04 n. Same as Namaycush. 1. Same as Namaycush.(Zool.) See: Namaycush