lurch
lurch
- n an unsteady uneven gait
- n a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- n abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- n the act of moving forward suddenly
- v walk as if unable to control one's movements
- v move abruptly
The ship suddenly lurched to the left - v move slowly and unsteadily
The truck lurched down the road - v loiter about, with no apparent aim
- v defeat by a lurch
- Instead of lumpy, amateur videos that halt and lurch every few seconds, new services are offering high-quality, full-screen video.
- After she moved the car a few feet away, Conlon says, he heard the engine roar and turned to see the SUV lurch backward, directly at him and a line of people waiting to get into .
- The right-wing leader instead took a sharp and unexpected lurch to the center and said he would support a two-state solution, meaning something called Palestine is a step closer to .