English to English noun
1 |
an unsteady uneven gait | | source: wordnet30
2 |
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | | source: wordnet30
3 |
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | | Example: the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
source: wordnet30
4 |
the act of moving forward suddenly | | source: wordnet30
5 |
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. | | source: webster1913
6 |
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. | | source: webster1913 verb
7 |
walk as if unable to control one's movements | | Example: The drunken man staggered into the room
source: wordnet30
8 |
move abruptly | | Example: The ship suddenly lurched to the left
source: wordnet30
9 |
move slowly and unsteadily | | Example: The truck lurched down the road
source: wordnet30
10 |
loiter about, with no apparent aim | | source: wordnet30
11 |
defeat by a lurch | | source: wordnet30
12 |
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. | | source: webster1913
13 |
To leave in the lurch; to cheat. | | source: webster1913
14 |
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man. | | source: webster1913
15 |
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. | | source: webster1913
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