LURCH
Dictionary entry overview: What does lurch mean?
• LURCH (noun)
The noun LURCH has 4 senses:
1. an unsteady uneven gait
2. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
4. the act of moving forward suddenly
Familiarity information: LURCH used as a noun is uncommon.
• LURCH (verb)
The verb LURCH has 5 senses:
1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
2. move abruptly
3. move slowly and unsteadily
4. loiter about, with no apparent aim
5. defeat by a lurch
Familiarity information: LURCH used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• LURCH (noun)
Meaning:
An unsteady uneven gait
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lurch; stagger; stumble
Hypernyms ("lurch" is a kind of...):
gait (a person's manner of walking)
Meaning:
A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("lurch" is a kind of...):
defeat; licking (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest)
Meaning:
Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
pitching; lurch; pitch
Context example:
the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
Hypernyms ("lurch" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Domain category:
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lurch"):
careen; rock; sway; tilt (pitching dangerously to one side)
Meaning:
The act of moving forward suddenly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lunge; lurch
Hypernyms ("lurch" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
• LURCH (verb)
Meaning:
Walk as if unable to control one's movements
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stagger; reel; lurch; keel; careen; swag
Context example:
The drunken man staggered into the room
Hypernyms (to "lurch" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pitch; lurch; shift
Context example:
The ship suddenly lurched to the left
Hypernyms (to "lurch" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Move slowly and unsteadily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The truck lurched down the road
Hypernyms (to "lurch" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Loiter about, with no apparent aim
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
prowl; lurch
Hypernyms (to "lurch" is one way to...):
footle; hang around; lallygag; linger; loaf; loiter; lollygag; lounge; lurk; mess about; mill about; mill around; tarry (be about)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Defeat by a lurch
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
skunk; lurch
Hypernyms (to "lurch" is one way to...):
defeat; get the better of; overcome (win a victory over)
Domain category:
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
