Klingon word: chaQ Part of speech: verb Definition: thrust upward with end of *bat'leth* _______________________________________________ (KGT 59-60): "There is an extensive vocabulary for the moves associated with bat'leth use. To thrust or lunge toward one's opponent, for example, is {jop}. To deflect a thrust -- that is, to parry -- is {way'}. To thrust either end of the bat'leth (as opposed to the long part of the blade) upward is {chaQ}. To change the approximate orientation of the weapon from horizontal to vertical is {ngol}; the reverse is {lev}. To slide the blade of one's bat'leth along the blade of the opponent's weapon is {DIj}. To twirl or rotate the bat'leth is {jIrmoH} and to toss it from one hand to the other (the same word is used whether left to right or right to left) is {baQ}. When teaching someone to use the bat'leth, the tutor will shout out movements -- for example, {yIjop! yIway'!} ("Lunge! Defend!"). Generally in such a situation, however, the tutor will used the shortened form of the language known as Clipped Klingon and skip the imperative prefix {yI-}, leaving only the bare verb: {jop! way'!} It is important to note that the tutor is giving the student direct commands ("Lunge! Defend!"), not shouting out the names of movements. SEE: betleH *bat'leth*, *bat'telh* (n) yan wield, use or manipulate a sword (v) Qach wield, swing (a weapon) (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons