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lurch

Nouns

• (n) an unsteady uneven gait stagger, stumble,
• (n) a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
• (n) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
  • the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
  pitching, pitch,
• (n) the act of moving forward suddenly lunge,

Verbs

• (v) walk as if unable to control one's movements
  • The drunken man staggered into the room
  careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag,
• (v) move abruptly
  • The ship suddenly lurched to the left
  pitch, shift,
• (v) move slowly and unsteadily
  • The truck lurched down the road
• (v) loiter about, with no apparent aim prowl,
• (v) defeat by a lurch skunk,

Synonyms

stagger stumble careen keel reel swag pitch shift pitching lunge prowl skunk

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