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Meaning of lurch


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  lurch
      n 1: an unsteady uneven gait [syn: {lurch}, {stumble},
           {stagger}]
      2: a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
      3: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other
         conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
         [syn: {lurch}, {pitch}, {pitching}]
      4: the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: {lurch}, {lunge}]
      v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
           man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {reel},
           {keel}, {lurch}, {swag}, {careen}]
      2: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn:
         {lurch}, {pitch}, {shift}]
      3: move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
      4: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: {prowl}, {lurch}]
      5: defeat by a lurch [syn: {lurch}, {skunk}]


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