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Meaning of lurches

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lurches

noun

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  1. A sudden or unsteady movement.

    Example: the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard

verb

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  1. To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

verb

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  1. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

noun

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  1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.

  2. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.

verb

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  1. To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.

  2. To rob.

  3. To evade by stooping; to lurk.