Thesaurus: lurch

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1. v. i. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
2. n. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
3. n. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
4. v. t. To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
5. v. t. To steal; to rob.
6. n. 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.
7. v. i. To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
8. v. i. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
9. v. i. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
10. n. an unsteady uneven gait
11. n. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
12. n. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)