lunge vs sile

lunge

noun
  • A fish, the namaycush. 

  • 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 used to control the animal while lungeing. 

  • A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword. 

  • An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position. 

verb
  • To (cause 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). 

sile

noun
  • A young herring. 

  • A column; pillar. 

  • A sieve. 

  • The foot or lower part of a couple or rafter; base. 

  • A roof rafter or couple, usually one of a pair. 

  • A strainer or colander for liquids 

  • A beam; rafter; one of the principal rafters of a building. 

  • That which is sifted or strained, hence, settlings; sediment; filth. 

verb
  • To go; pass. 

  • To flow down; drip; drop; fall; sink. 

  • To pour with rain. 

  • To settle down; calm or compose oneself. 

  • To strain, as milk; pass through a strainer or anything similar; filter. 

  • To boil gently; simmer. 

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