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1. (n.) lurch
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
2. lurch
a sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship.
3. lurch
an awkward, swaying or staggering motion or gait.
4. (v.i.) lurch
(of a ship) to roll or pitch suddenly.
5. lurch
to stagger or sway.
6. (n.) lurch
a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
7. (v.t.) lurch
Archaic. to defraud; cheat.
8. lurch
Obs. to steal; filch.
9. (v.i.) lurch
Brit. Dial. to lurk near a place.
10. (n.) lurch
Archaic. a state of watchfulness.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME lorchen, appar. var. of lurken to lurk)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lurch, stumble, stagger
an unsteady uneven gait
2. (noun) lurch
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3. (noun) lurch, pitch, pitching
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
4. (verb) lurch, lunge
the act of moving forward suddenly
5. (verb) stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen
walk as if unable to control one's movements
"The drunken man staggered into the room"
6. (verb) lurch, pitch, shift
move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
7. (verb) lurch
move slowly and unsteadily
"The truck lurched down the road"
8. (verb) prowl, lurch
loiter about, with no apparent aim
9. (verb) lurch, skunk
defeat by a lurch
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1. (verb) lurch
to move suddenly in a uncontrolled way
The ship suddenly lurched to the left.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) lurch
an old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables
2. (noun) lurch
a double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch
3. (noun) lurch
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
4. (verb) lurch
to swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up
5. (verb) lurch
to leave in the lurch; to cheat
6. (verb) lurch
to steal; to rob
7. (verb) lurch
to roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man
8. (verb) lurch
to withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk
9. (verb) lurch
to dodge; to shift; to play tricks
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Sense: to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side.
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 Afrikaans: steier |
 Arabic: يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح |
 Bulgarian: накланям |
 Brazilian: cambalear |
 Czech: naklonit se;škubnout |
 German: taumeln |
 Danish: slingre |
 Greek: κινούμαι απότομα και ακαν |
 Spanish: tambalearse |
 Estonian: vaaruma, küljele kalduma |
 Farsi: یک ور شدن |
 Finnish: horjahtaa |
 French: faire une embardée, vacil |
 Hebrew: לְזַנֵק, לְהִיטַלטֵל |
 Hindi: झोंका झटका |
 Croatian: posrnuti, zateturati |
 Hungarian: megdől |
 Indonesian: terhuyung-huyung |
 Icelandic: slangra, slaga |
 Italian: barcollare, vacillare |
 Japanese: 急に傾く |
 Korean: 갑자기 기울다 |
 Lithuanian: truktelėti, šokti į priek |
 Latvian: sasvērties; grīļoties (ej |
 Malay: tersenggut |
 Dutch: slingeren |
 Norwegian: rave, slingre; krenge |
 Polish: szarpnąć się, przechylić |
 Persian: ناگهان به طرفى رفتن |
 Pashto: ناڅاپه يوى خواته تلل |
 Portuguese: cambalear |
 Romanian: a se clătina, a se legăna |
 Russian: идти нетвёрдой походкой; |
 Slovak: nakloniť sa |
 Slovenian: opoteči se |
 Serbian: trzati se |
 Swedish: kränga (vingla) till, gör |
 Thai: เอียงอย่างฉับพลัน |
 Turkish: yalpalamak |
 Taiwanese: 突然傾斜 |
 Ukrainian: кренитися; йти хитаючись |
 Urdu: جھٹکے سے ہلتے ہوئے آگے بڑ |
 Vietnamese: đi lắc lư |
 Chinese: 突然倾斜 |
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