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STRAIGHT THRUST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
Synonyms:
lunge; passado; straight thrust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("straight thrust" is a kind of...):
knife thrust; stab; thrust (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument)
Meronyms (parts of "straight thrust"):
remise ((fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte))
Domain category:
fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
