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Definition of Lurch
1. Verb. Walk as if unable to control one's movements. "The drunken man staggered into the room"
Generic synonyms: Walk
Derivative terms: Careen, Reeler, Stagger, Staggerer
2. Noun. An unsteady uneven gait.
3. Verb. Move abruptly. "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
4. Noun. A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage).
5. Verb. Move slowly and unsteadily. "The truck lurched down the road"
6. Noun. Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance). "The pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Careen, Rock, Sway, Tilt
Category relationships: Ship
Derivative terms: Pitch, Pitch
7. Verb. Loiter about, with no apparent aim.
Generic synonyms: Footle, Hang Around, Lallygag, Linger, Loaf, Loiter, Lollygag, Lounge, Lurk, Mess About, Mill About, Mill Around, Tarry
Derivative terms: Prowl
8. Noun. The act of moving forward suddenly.
9. Verb. Defeat by a lurch.
Category relationships: Card Game, Cards
Generic synonyms: Defeat, Get The Better Of, Overcome
Derivative terms: Skunk
Definition of Lurch
1. v. i. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
2. n. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
3. v. t. To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
4. 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.
5. v. i. To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
6. v. i. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
Definition of Lurch
1. Noun. A sudden or unsteady movement. ¹
2. Verb. To make such a sudden, unsteady movement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lurch
1. to sway abruptly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Lurch
1. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. "Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions, and maketh everything dear." (Bacon) Origin: L. Lurcare, lurcari. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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