LekhoriLekhoriA sudden or unsteady movement.
the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard
A lift or heave.
A predicament or difficult situation.
to leave someone in the lurch
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
It occurred to me there was no time to lose, and dodging the boom as it once more lurched across the deck, I slipped aft and down the companion stairs into the cabin.
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
Originally a nautical term, found in lee-larches (“the sudden and violent rolls of a ship to the leeward in high seas”), of unknown origin. Possibly the same as lurch (“to move stealthily, evade by st...
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Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions, and maketh everything dear.
To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).