lurch

verb (1)

\ ˈlərch

lurched; lurching; lurches

Definition of lurch

(Entry 1 of 5)

dialectal, chiefly England : to loiter about a place furtively : prowl

1 obsolete : steal

2 archaic : cheat

lurch

noun (1)

Definition of lurch (Entry 2 of 5)

: a decisive defeat in which an opponent wins a game by more than double the defeated player's score especially in cribbage

in the lurch

: in a vulnerable and unsupported position At the peak of the noonday rush the cashier stalked out and left him in the lurch.

lurch

verb (2)

lurched; lurching; lurches

Definition of lurch (Entry 3 of 5)

1 archaic : to leave in the lurch

2 : to defeat by a lurch (as in cribbage)

lurch

noun (2)

Definition of lurch (Entry 4 of 5)

1 : a sudden roll of a ship to one side

2 : an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement the car moved forward with a lurch also : stagger sense 2

lurch

verb (3)

lurched; lurching; lurches

Definition of lurch (Entry 5 of 5)

1 : to roll or tip abruptly : pitch

2 : to move with a lurch suddenly lurched forward also : stagger has lurched from crisis to crisis — Jere Longman