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lurch

/lɝt͡ʃ/

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noun

A sudden or unsteady movement.

Examples :

"the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard"

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verb

To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

Examples :

"The bus made a sudden lurch forward, causing the passengers to grab onto the seats. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The dog, starving after his walk, lurched the entire bowl of food in seconds. "

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noun

An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoyed playing the lurch, a dice game, with his friends at the local community center. "

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noun

A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.

Examples :

"After losing all his points, the cribbage player was left in the lurch, earning his opponent a double score. "

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verb

To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.

Examples :

"The construction company lurched the subcontractors by refusing to pay them for the completed work, leaving them in serious debt. "

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verb

Examples :

"The corrupt official would lurch businesses out of money by demanding bribes in exchange for permits. "

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verb

To evade by stooping; to lurk.

Examples :

"The squirrel tried to lurch behind the oak tree whenever a dog walked by. "