v. i. | 1. | To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. | ||||||
n. | 1. | An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. | ||||||
2. | A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
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v. t. | 1. | To leave in the lurch; to cheat. | ||||||
2. | To steal; to rob. | |||||||
n. | 1. | 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. | ||||||
v. i. | 1. | To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man; to move forward while lurching. | ||||||
1. | To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. | |||||||
2. | To dodge; to shift; to play tricks. |
Noun | 1. | lurch - an unsteady uneven gait |
2. | lurch - a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | |
3. | lurch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" | |
4. | ![]() Synonyms: lunge | |
Verb | 1. | lurch - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" |
2. | lurch - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" | |
3. | lurch - move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road" | |
4. | lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim Synonyms: prowl | |
5. | lurch - defeat by a lurch Synonyms: skunk |