lurch  /lɜrtʃ/

noun

1. an unsteady uneven gait

synset: lurch, stumble, stagger

2. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

synset: lurch

3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

synset: lurch, pitch, pitching

4. the act of moving forward suddenly

synset: lurch, lunge

verb

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

synset: stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen

2. move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

synset: lurch, pitch, shift

3. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

synset: lurch

4. loiter about, with no apparent aim

synset: prowl, lurch

5. defeat by a lurch

synset: lurch, skunk

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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