Lurch

[lɜːtʃ] or [lɝtʃ]

Definition

(noun.) an unsteady uneven gait.

(noun.) the act of moving forward suddenly.

(noun.) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); 'the pitching and tossing was quite exciting'.

(noun.) a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage).

(verb.) defeat by a lurch.

(verb.) move abruptly; 'The ship suddenly lurched to the left'.

(verb.) move slowly and unsteadily; 'The truck lurched down the road'.

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Definition

(v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

(n.) An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.

(n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.

(v. t.) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.

(v. t.) To steal; to rob.

(n.) A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.

(v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.

(v. i.) To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.

(v. i.) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Naut.) Sudden roll.

v. n. (Naut.) Roll suddenly.

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Definition

n. an ancient card-game: in cribbage the position of the party who has gained every point before the other makes one.—v.t. to overreach: (arch.) to steal.—Leave in the lurch to leave in a difficult situation without help.

v.i. to evade by stooping to lurk: to roll or pitch suddenly to one side (as a ship).—n. a sudden roll of a ship.—n. Lurch′er a name applied to any dog with a distinct cross of greyhound: one who lies in wait: a glutton.

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