Defenition of the word lurch
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Defenition of the word lurch
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
- move abruptly
- defeat by a lurch, as in certain card games
- move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
- an unsteady uneven gait
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- defeat by a lurch
- move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
- walk as if unable to control one''s movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- move slowly and unsteadily
Synonyms for the word lurch
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- abandon
- careen
- desert
- desolate
- forsake
- heave
- keel
- list
- listing
- lunge
- motion
- pitch
- pitching
- prowl
- reel
- rock
- roll
- shift
- skunk
- stagger
- stumble
- swag
- sway
- tilt
- totter
- wobble
Similar words in the lurch
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- lurch
- lurched
- lurches
- lurching
Hyponyms for the word lurch
Hypernyms for the word lurch
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- defeat
- footle
- gait
- get the better of
- go
- hang around
- lallygag
- leave
- licking
- linger
- loaf
- locomote
- loiter
- lollygag
- lounge
- lurk
- mess about
- mill about
- mill around
- motility
- motion
- move
- movement
- overcome
- tarry
- travel
- walk
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