 lurch |
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| 1. | [ verb ] walk as if unable to control one's movements | |
| Synonyms: | stagger reel careen swag keel | |
| Examples: | "The drunken man staggered into the room" |
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| Related terms: | walk rock staggerer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | pitch shift | |
| Examples: | "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" |
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| Related terms: | move shift | |
| 3. | [ verb ] move slowly and unsteadily | |
| Synonyms: | stagger | |
| Examples: | "The truck lurched down the road" |
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| Related terms: | travel | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an unsteady uneven gait | |
| Synonyms: | stagger stumble | |
| Related terms: | gait stagger stagger | |
| 5. | [ verb ] loiter about, with no apparent aim | |
| Synonyms: | prowl | |
| Related terms: | loiter prowl | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (games) defeat by a lurch, as in certain card games | |
| Synonyms: | skunk | |
| Related terms: | overcome card_game | |
| 7. | [ verb ] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | |
| Synonyms: | desert forsake abandon desolate | |
| Examples: | "The mother deserted her children" |
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| Related terms: | leave maroon ditch walk_out expose desertion forlornness forsaking | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (nautical) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | |
| Synonyms: | pitching pitch | |
| Examples: | "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
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| Related terms: | motion rock ship | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | |
| Related terms: | defeat | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the act of moving forward suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | lunge | |
| Related terms: | motion lunge | |
| Similar spelling: |
Luhrs Lueras |
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