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lurch

English

🔊 an unsteady uneven gait
🔊 the act of moving forward suddenly
🔊 abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
“the pitching and tossing was quite exciting”
🔊 a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
🔊 defeat by a lurch
🔊 move abruptly
“The ship suddenly lurched to the left”
🔊 move slowly and unsteadily
“The truck lurched down the road”
🔊 loiter about, with no apparent aim
🔊 walk as if unable to control one's movements
“The drunken man staggered into the room”