lurch
/lɝt͡ʃ/ · noun
Meaning
- A sudden or unsteady movement.
- To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- 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/her adversary has been left in the lurch.
- To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
- To rob.
- To evade by stooping; to lurk.
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