Other Definitions lurch (enc)
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Lurch| Noun | 1. | lurch - an unsteady uneven gaitgait - a person's manner of walking | | | 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"movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | | | 4. | lurch - the act of moving forward suddenlymovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" | | | Verb | 1. | lurch - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | | | 2. | lurch - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | | 3. | lurch - move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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" | | | 4. | lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aimfootle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" | | | 5. | lurch - defeat by a lurchdefeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" | |
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