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lurch::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prowl |
| Type of | mess about, mill around, footle, mill about, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, tarry, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | skunk |
| Type of | get the better of, defeat, overcome |
Examples of lurch
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After all, he's the one who left the state in a lurch, not the other way around.
From the thestate.com
They can not bend at any joints, which makes them walk with a stiff-armed lurch.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Just look at Labour's sudden lurch to the left on electricity market regulation.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The delays in starting inspections have left some area businesses in the lurch.
From the thenewstribune.com
Some robots used sliding components and managed to lurch sideways, like a crab.
From the newsobserver.com
At this point, the economy, and the steel market, took another lurch downwards.
From the economist.com
Many would have been forced to stop offering them, leaving patients in the lurch.
From the kentucky.com
Not long after that bit, a teleprompter failure left Samberg in a bit of a lurch.
From the washingtonpost.com
Ukraine's apparent lurch towards authoritarianism has alarmed EU leaders and MPs.
From the guardian.co.uk
- An unsteady uneven gait
- Stagger: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
- A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- Move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
- Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
- Move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
- Prowl: loiter about, with no apparent aim
- The act of moving forward suddenly
- Defeat by a lurch
