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verbmake a thrusting forward movementtype of:
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nounthe act of moving forward suddenly
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noun(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
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- duck submerge or plunge suddenly
- dive plunge into water
- dive a headlong plunge into water
- pitch fall or plunge forward
- diving a headlong plunge into water
- stall a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- dip plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- siegfried (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart
- brunhild a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
- parry (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword