STRAIGHT THRUST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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))