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Definitions of lurch
  1. verb
    loiter about, with no apparent aim

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  2. noun
    abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

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  3. noun
    an unsteady uneven gait

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  4. verb
    move abruptly
    "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

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  5. noun
    the act of moving forward suddenly

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  6. verb
    defeat by a lurch

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  7. verb
    walk as if unable to control one's movements

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  8. noun
    a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
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  9. verb
    move slowly and unsteadily
    "The truck lurched down the road"
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Definition that contains lurch
  • desert leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  • abandon leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  • skunk defeat by a lurch
  • forsake leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  • desolate leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  • lurch defeat by a lurch
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