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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Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Tyson shuts down Joslin beef plant, leaving Midwest cattlemen in the lurch
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