Definition of lurch Lurch
/lɚˈʧ/ - [lerch] - lurch
We found 24 definitions of lurch from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: lurches |
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| lurch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" | ||
| pitch, pitching | ||
| motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently | ||
| ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight | ||
| lurch - an unsteady uneven gait | ||
| stumble, stagger | ||
| gait a person's manner of walking | ||
| lurch - the act of moving forward suddenly | ||
| lunge | ||
| move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" | ||
| lurch - a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | ||
| defeat, licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" | ||
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| lurch - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" | ||
| pitch, shift | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| lurch - defeat by a lurch | ||
| skunk | ||
| get the better of, defeat, overcome win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" | ||
| card game, cards a game played with playing cards | ||
| lurch - move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| lurch - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" | ||
| stagger, reel, keel, swag, careen | ||
| walk obtain a base on balls | ||
| lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim | ||
| prowl | ||
| lollygag, hang around, lallygag, loiter, mess about, mill around, mill about, lounge, footle, loaf, tarry, lurk, linger be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lurch (v. i.)
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. - lurch (n.)
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. - lurch (n.)
A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch. - lurch (v. t.)
To leave in the lurch; to cheat. - lurch (v. t.)
To steal; to rob. - lurch (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. - lurch (v. i.)
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man. - lurch (v. i.)
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. - lurch (v. i.)
To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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lurch
A heavy roll, weather or lee, as occasioned by a sea suddenly striking or receding from the weather-bilge of the vessel.--To be left in the lurch is to be left behind in a case where others make their escape.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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lurch
To be left in the lurch; to be abandoned by one's confederates or party, to be left in a scrape.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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lurch
Never leave a friend in the lurch.
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