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lurch

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/lɝt͡ʃ/ English

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noun

  1. A sudden or unsteady movement.“the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard”

verb

  1. To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

verb

  1. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

noun

  1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
  2. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.

verb

  1. To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
  2. To rob.
  3. To evade by stooping; to lurk.

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