lurch
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Definitions
Noun
an unsteady uneven gait
Noun
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
Noun
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
Noun
the act of moving forward suddenly
Verb
walk as if unable to control one''s movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
Verb
move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
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move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
Verb
loiter about, with no apparent aim
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defeat by a lurch