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lurch
1[lurch]
noun
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
an awkward, swaying or staggering motion or gait.
a sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship or a staggering person.
verb (used without object)
to make a lurch; move with lurches; stagger.
The wounded man lurched across the room.
Synonyms: , ,(of a ship) to roll or pitch suddenly.
lurch
2[lurch]
noun
a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
lurch
3[lurch]
verb (used without object)
British Dialect.to lurk near a place; prowl.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.to do out of; defraud; cheat.
Obsolete.to acquire through underhanded means; steal; filch.
noun
Archaic.the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
lurch
1/ ɜːʃ /
verb
to lean or pitch suddenly to one side
to stagger or sway
noun
the act or an instance of lurching
lurch
2/ ɜːʃ /
noun
to desert someone in trouble
cribbage the state of a losing player with less than 30 points at the end of a game (esp in the phrase in the lurch )
lurch
3/ ɜːʃ /
verb
archaic(intr) to prowl or steal about suspiciously
Other Word Forms
- lurchingly adverb
- ˈܰԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lurch1
Origin of lurch2
Word History and Origins
Origin of lurch1
Origin of lurch2
Origin of lurch3
Idioms and Phrases
leave in the lurch, to leave in an uncomfortable or desperate situation; desert in time of trouble.
Our best salesperson left us in the lurch at the peak of the busy season.
Example Sentences
Then, at a bend in the road, one of the vehicles lurched forward, cornering Moose Wala's SUV against a wall.
Although he says the birth of his son was "the happiest moment of my life", he soon felt as though he was leaving his partner "in the lurch".
Most of those around the car managed to scatter as it lurched forward, picking up speed - but not everyone got out of the way.
After opening fire, the presumed killer runs off on foot against traffic down the street as the targeted car lurches forward, according to the grainy video.
As the second Trump administration lurches into its third month, moving fast and breaking government, I’ve been studying what American writers have suggested would occur if a demagogue were elected president.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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