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| lunge [ lunj, lawN ] or longe [ lunj, lawN ] |
noun (plural lung·es) (plural long·es) |
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1. horse-training rope: a long rope used to hold a horse while it is being trained
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2. horse-training area: an enclosed circular area where young horses are trained
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transitive verb (past and past participle lunged, present participle lung·ing, 3rd person present singular lung·es) (past and past participle longed, present participle long·ing, 3rd person present singular long·es) |
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train horse: to train a horse using a lunge
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| [Early 18th century. < French longe "cord" < Old French alongier (see lunge1)] |
