lurch

1. v. i. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. Source: opted

2. n. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. Source: opted

3. n. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch. Source: opted

4. v. t. To leave in the lurch; to cheat. Source: opted

5. v. t. To steal; to rob. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

7. v. i. To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man. Source: opted

8. v. i. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. Source: opted

9. v. i. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks. Source: opted

10. n. an unsteady uneven gait Source: wordnet

11. n. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) Source: wordnet

12. n. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) Source: wordnet

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