Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having lungs; technically, in zoology, pulmonate: common in compounds, as strong- or weak-lunged.
- Drawing in and expelling air like the lungs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
lunge . - adjective Having lungs (breathing organs).
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Examples
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He had no mask when he lunged from the water and grabbed the girl in the boat.
First Look: The New Friday the 13th Jason Mask « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Conklin lunged for it, but it flipped up and over the goalie and into the net.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Safin lunged to his right, his racket flying out of his hands after he managed an improbable return.
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The hacker jumped off the seat as Anna's sword lunged forward and pierced the plastic side of the monitor.
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The two men on the floor wrestled with Caprice, and Eoin lunged.
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The two men on the floor wrestled with Caprice, and Eoin lunged.
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That moment of forgetfulness nearly cost her her life when Elaka lunged across the room and wrapped the cord around her neck.
Antimatter John Vornholt 2000
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That moment of forgetfulness nearly cost her her life when Elaka lunged across the room and wrapped the cord around her neck.
Antimatter John Vornholt 2000
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That moment of forgetfulness nearly cost her her life when Elaka lunged across the room and wrapped the cord around her neck.
Antimatter John Vornholt 2000
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The Colonel's sword lunged, taking the Lieutenant in the ribs.
Sharpe's Waterloo Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 1990
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