noun
definition
A sudden or unsteady movement.
example
the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard
verb
definition
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
verb
definition
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
noun
definition
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
definition
A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.
verb
definition
To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
definition
To rob.
definition
To evade by stooping; to lurk.
Examples of lurches in a Sentence
Indeed, he seems to like his movies as loud as his comedy and the film lurches between gun-toting set pieces and high-speed chases.
The car lurches around hairpin bends, its wheels inches from the edge.
Suddenly, the Enterprise lurches and McCoy is accidentally injected with a large quantity of the drug.
It has a trigger underneath its tail that lurches its head forward from its shoulders, opens its mouth to reveal huge, threatening teeth and brings the beast to life with flashing lights and terrorizing sounds of doom.