LURCH
/lɝt͡ʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- noun an unsteady uneven gait.
— synonyms: stumble, stagger
- noun a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage).
- noun abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).
— synonyms: pitch, pitching
- noun the act of moving forward suddenly.
— synonyms: lunge
- verb walk as if unable to control one's movements.
— synonyms: stagger, reel, keel, swag, careen
- verb move abruptly.
— synonyms: pitch, shift
- verb move slowly and unsteadily.
- verb loiter about, with no apparent aim.
— synonyms: prowl
- verb defeat by a lurch.
— synonyms: skunk
Examples
- “the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard”
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