English dictionary

lurch

/l/[@]/r/tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an unsteady uneven gait

noun.act

Synonyms stagger stumble

Source: WordNet 3.0
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

noun.event

Source: WordNet 3.0
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

noun.act

Synonyms pitch pitching

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of moving forward suddenly

noun.act

Synonyms lunge

Source: WordNet 3.0
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.

noun

Source: webster1913
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.

noun

Source: webster1913

walk as if unable to control one's movements

verb.motion

Synonyms careen keel reel stagger swag

Source: WordNet 3.0
move abruptly

verb.motion

Examples
The ship suddenly lurched to the left.

Synonyms pitch shift

Source: WordNet 3.0
move slowly and unsteadily

verb.motion

Examples
The truck lurched down the road.

Source: WordNet 3.0
loiter about, with no apparent aim

verb.stative

Synonyms prowl

Source: WordNet 3.0
defeat by a lurch

verb.competition

Synonyms skunk

Source: WordNet 3.0
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

verb

Source: webster1913
To leave in the lurch; to cheat.

verb

Source: webster1913
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.

verb

Source: webster1913
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.

verb

Source: webster1913