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Lunge vs Invasion - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between lunge and invasion

is that lunge is a sudden forward movement, especially with a sword while invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

As a verb lunge

is to make a sudden forward movement (present participle: {{term|lunging}}).

lunge

English

Alternative forms

* longe (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Kevin Darlin , title=West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red card by referee Phil Dowd.}}
  • A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and is used to control the animal while lungeing.
  • An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning back to a standing position.
  • A fish, the namaycush.

    • Derived terms

    * lunge whip

    Verb

  • To make a sudden forward movement (present participle: (lunging)).
  • To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: (lunging) or (lungeing)).

    • Noun

  • a lung
    • ----

    invasion

    English

    (wikipedia invasion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
  • The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
    • an invasion of mobile phones
    an invasion of bees
    an invasion of foreign tourists

    Derived terms

    * British Invasion * invasion of privacy * invasion stripes * pitch invasion

    Related terms

    * intervasion * intrusion * invade * invader * trespass