lurch
noun
1. an unsteady uneven gait
Similar word(s): stagger, stumble
Definition categories: act, gait
2. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
Definition categories: event, defeat, licking
3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Similar word(s): pitch, pitching
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
4. the act of moving forward suddenly
Similar word(s): lunge
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
Sentences with lurch as a noun:
- the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard
verb
1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
Similar word(s): careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag
Definition categories: motion, walk
2. move abruptly
- The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Definition categories: motion, move
3. move slowly and unsteadily
- The truck lurched down the road
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
4. loiter about, with no apparent aim
Similar word(s): prowl
Definition categories: stative, footle, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, tarry
5. defeat by a lurch
Similar word(s): skunk
Definition categories: competition, defeat, overcome