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English to English noun
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an unsteady uneven gait |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) |  | source: wordnet30
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abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |  | Example: the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
source: wordnet30
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the act of moving forward suddenly |  | source: wordnet30
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An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. |  | source: webster1913
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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
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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
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loiter about, with no apparent aim |  | source: wordnet30
| 11 |
defeat by a lurch |  | source: wordnet30
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To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. |  | source: webster1913
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To leave in the lurch; to cheat. |  | source: webster1913
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To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man. |  | source: webster1913
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To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. |  | source: webster1913
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