The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - lunge n.

1) thrust, jab,, strike: He was impaled by the first lunge of the sword. 2) dive, plunge, rush, leap, jump, spring, pounce: I made a lunge for the knife but missed. --v. 3) dive, plunge, charge, pounce, dash, bound, jump; thrust, stab, strike, hit, jab, cut: He lunged at her with his machete.