lurch
/lɝt͡ʃ/
noun
- 1
A sudden or unsteady movement.
“the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard”
verb
- 1
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
verb
- 1
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
noun
- 1
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
- 2
A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.
verb
- 1
To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
- 2
To rob.
- 3
To evade by stooping; to lurk.
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