Definition of Lurch

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Definition of Lurch

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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