Meaning of LURCH in English

Use in sentences of LURCH

Meaning of LURCH in English

• To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
• An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
• A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
• To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
• To steal; to rob.
• A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.
• To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
• To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
• To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.

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