Associations to the word «Lurch»
Noun
- Throwing
- Sulu
- Swearing
- Shriek
- Rein
- Coolness
- Gunman
- Brief
- Mooring
- Mal
- Harness
- Hoof
- Rumble
- Whip
- Tumbling
- Bowel
- Cab
- Chest
- Southerner
- Filth
- Bunk
- Sprite
- Panic
- Cramp
- Blocking
- Doorway
- Ramp
- Surge
- Concussion
- Warhead
- Spray
- Tractor
- Dripping
- Hilt
- Lon
- Scream
- Sobbing
- Puddle
- Mud
- Gasp
- Cassie
- Alarm
- Ship
- Leaving
- Ted
- Masonry
- Foam
- Turbulence
- Cockpit
- Thrust
- Mule
- Covenant
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
LURCH, noun. A sudden or unsteady movement.
LURCH, verb. To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
LURCH, verb. (obsolete) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
LURCH, noun. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
LURCH, noun. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.
LURCH, verb. (obsolete) To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
LURCH, verb. (obsolete) To steal; to rob.
Dictionary definition
LURCH, noun. An unsteady uneven gait.
LURCH, noun. A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage).
LURCH, noun. Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting".
LURCH, noun. The act of moving forward suddenly.
LURCH, verb. Walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room".
LURCH, verb. Move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left".
LURCH, verb. Move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road".
LURCH, verb. Loiter about, with no apparent aim.
LURCH, verb. Defeat by a lurch.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.