thrust vs lunge

thrust and lunge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thrust	Yes	No	Yes	No
lunge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lunge is a hyponym of thrust; that is, lunge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thrust:

thrust: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
lunge: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

Other hyponyms of thrust include passado, straight thrust, remise.

As verbs, thrust and lunge are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of thrust include hurl, hurtle.

thrust (noun)	lunge (noun)
the act of applying force to propel something	the act of moving forward suddenly
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument	(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
verbal criticism
the force used in pushing

thrust (verb)	lunge (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably	make a thrusting forward movement
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
place or put with great energy
push forcefully
make a thrusting forward movement
press or force
push violently in a specified direction
force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock