lurch
Definitions
Noun
- An unsteady uneven gait
- A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- The act of moving forward suddenly
Verb
- Walk as if unable to control one's movements
- Move abruptly
- Move slowly and unsteadily
- Loiter about, with no apparent aim
- Defeat by a lurch
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Definitions: 9
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