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lurch

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an unsteady uneven gait(noun.act)

Synonym:
stagger, stumble

source: wordnet30
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)(noun.act)

Synonym:
pitch, pitching

source: wordnet30
the act of moving forward suddenly(noun.act)

Synonym:
lunge

source: wordnet30
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.(noun)

source: webster1913
A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.(noun)

source: webster1913

walk as if unable to control one's movements(verb.motion)

Synonym:
careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag

source: wordnet30
move abruptly(verb.motion)

Example:
The ship suddenly lurched to the left.

Synonym:
pitch, shift

source: wordnet30
move slowly and unsteadily(verb.motion)

Example:
The truck lurched down the road.

source: wordnet30
loiter about, with no apparent aim(verb.stative)

Synonym:
prowl

source: wordnet30
defeat by a lurch(verb.competition)

Synonym:
skunk

source: wordnet30
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.(verb)

source: webster1913
To leave in the lurch; to cheat.(verb)

source: webster1913
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.(verb)

source: webster1913
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.(verb)

source: webster1913

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