Lurch
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
To steal; to rob.
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.
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
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Lurch Translations
lurch in French is tituber
lurch in German is torkeln, taumeln
lurch in Norwegian is sjangle, krenging
lurch in Spanish is sacudida
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