Lurch - Definition

n 1: an unsteady uneven gait [syn: lurch, stumble,
stagger]
2: a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other
conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
[syn: lurch, pitch, pitching]
4: the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: lurch, lunge]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel,
keel, lurch, swag, careen]
2: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn:
lurch, pitch, shift]
3: move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
4: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: prowl, lurch]
5: defeat by a lurch [syn: lurch, skunk]