meaning of lurch

1. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
2.
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
3.
A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
4.
To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
5.
To steal; to rob.
6.
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.
7.
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
8.
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
9.
To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.


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