: having a lung or lungs of a specified kind or number—used in combination
one-lunged
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With one out, the 6-foot-5 right-hander charged Xander Bogaerts’ soft grounder, lunged, barehanded the ball, and in one fluid motion flipped it to catcher Agustín Ramírez, who tagged out former Marlin Luis Arráez sliding into home.—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025 Push off with your bent, lunged leg, returning to the starting position.—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025 His big-lunged tenor sax tone has always had an uncanny resemblance to his late uncle Clarence Clemons’ otherwise singular sound.—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023 Chris Cornell’s musical influence extended beyond grunge, as evidenced by the wide range of musicians that have been paying tribute to the big-lunged singer since his death on May 17.—Cicero Estrella, The Mercury News, 22 May 2017
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