Definitions for lurch

Definitions for (noun) lurch

Main entry: stumble, lurch, stagger

Definition: an unsteady uneven gait


Main entry: lunge, lurch

Definition: the act of moving forward suddenly


Main entry: lurch, pitch, pitching

Definition: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

Usage: the pitching and tossing was quite exciting


Main entry: lurch

Definition: a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)


Definitions for (verb) lurch

Main entry: lurch, skunk

Definition: defeat by a lurch


Main entry: shift, lurch, pitch

Definition: move abruptly

Usage: The ship suddenly lurched to the left


Main entry: keel, lurch, reel, careen, swag, stagger

Definition: walk as if unable to control one's movements

Usage: The drunken man staggered into the room


Main entry: lurch

Definition: move slowly and unsteadily

Usage: The truck lurched down the road


Main entry: lurch, prowl

Definition: loiter about, with no apparent aim


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