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| NOUN | 1 | lurch, stumble, stagger | An unsteady uneven gait |
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| 2 | lurch | A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | |
| 3 | lurch, pitch, pitching | Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | |
| 4 | lurch, lunge | The act of moving forward suddenly | |
| VERB | 1 | lurch, stagger, reel, keel, swag, careen | Walk as if unable to control one's movements |
| 2 | lurch, pitch, shift | Move abruptly | |
| 3 | lurch | Move slowly and unsteadily | |
| 4 | lurch, prowl | Loiter about, with no apparent aim | |
| 5 | lurch, skunk | Defeat by a lurch |
| Sounds | ler'ch |
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| Rhymes | birch, Christchurch, church, and 4 more rhymes in erch... |
| Meaning | An unsteady uneven gait. |
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| Synonyms | stumble, stagger |
| Broader | gait |
| Verbs | lurch |
| Meaning | A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage). |
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| Broader | defeat, licking |
| Verbs | lurch |
| Meaning | Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance). |
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| Synonyms | pitch, pitching |
| Category | ship |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility |
| Narrower | rock, careen, sway, tilt |
| Verbs | lurch |
| Meaning | The act of moving forward suddenly. |
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| Synonyms | lunge |
| Broader | motion, movement, move |
| Verbs | lurch |
| Meaning | Walk as if unable to control one's movements. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | stagger, reel, keel, swag, careen |
| Broader | walk |
| Nouns | lurch |
| Meaning | Move abruptly. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" |
| Synonyms | pitch, shift |
| Broader | move |
| Nouns | lurch; lurch |
| Meaning | Move slowly and unsteadily. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "The truck lurched down the road" |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
| Meaning | Loiter about, with no apparent aim. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | prowl |
| Broader | loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around |
| Meaning | Defeat by a lurch. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | skunk |
| Category | card game, cards |
| Broader | get the better of, overcome, defeat |
| Nouns | lurch |
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