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English noun: lurch | |||
| 1. | lurch (act) an unsteady uneven gait | ||
| Synonyms | stagger, stumble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gait | ||
| 2. | lurch (event) a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||
| 3. | lurch (act) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | ||
| Samples | The pitching and tossing was quite exciting. | ||
| Synonyms | pitch, pitching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | careen, rock, sway, tilt | ||
| Domain category | ship | ||
| 4. | lurch (act) the act of moving forward suddenly | ||
| Synonyms | lunge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
English verb: lurch | |||
| 1. | lurch (motion) walk as if unable to control one's movements | ||
| Samples | The drunken man staggered into the room. | ||
| Synonyms | careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 2. | lurch (motion) move abruptly | ||
| Samples | The ship suddenly lurched to the left. | ||
| Synonyms | pitch, shift | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 3. | lurch (motion) move slowly and unsteadily | ||
| Samples | The truck lurched down the road. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 4. | lurch (stative) loiter about, with no apparent aim | ||
| Synonyms | prowl | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry | ||
| 5. | lurch (competition) defeat by a lurch | ||
| Synonyms | skunk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
| Domain category | card game, cards | ||
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