Definition of Lurch
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(v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
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(n.) An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
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(n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
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(v. t.) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
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(v. t.) To steal; to rob.
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(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.
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(v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
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(v. i.) To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
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(v. i.) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
Antonyms of Lurch
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Homophones of Lurch
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