| lurch | | |
| n. (act) | 1. lurch, stagger, stumble | an unsteady uneven gait. |
| ~ gait | a person's manner of walking. |
| n. (event) | 2. 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" |
| n. (act) | 3. lurch, pitch, pitching | 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" |
| ~ careen, sway, tilt, rock | pitching dangerously to one side. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| n. (act) | 4. lunge, lurch | the act of moving forward suddenly. |
| ~ movement, 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" |
| v. (motion) | 5. careen, keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag | 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" |
| v. (motion) | 6. lurch, pitch, shift | 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" |
| v. (motion) | 7. lurch | move slowly and unsteadily.; "The truck lurched down the road" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 8. lurch, prowl | loiter about, with no apparent aim. |
| ~ footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, loaf, lounge, lurk | be about.; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" |
| v. (competition) | 9. lurch, skunk | defeat by a lurch. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ defeat, get the better of, 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" |
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