lurch (verb)
1lurch — Ⅰ. lurch [1] ► NOUN ▪ a sudden unsteady movement. ► VERB ▪ make such a movement; stagger. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. lurch [2] ► NOUN (in phrase …
2lurch — verb 1) he lurched into the kitchen Syn: stagger, stumble, wobble, sway, reel, roll, weave, pitch, totter, blunder 2) the ship lurched Syn: sway, reel …
3lurch — verb 1) he lurched into the kitchen Syn: stagger, stumble, sway, reel, roll, totter 2) the car lurched to the left Syn: swing, list, roll, pitch, veer …
4lurch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th century intransitive verb dialect chiefly England to loiter about a place furtively ; prowl transitive verb 1. obsolete …
5lurch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sickening, sudden, violent VERB + LURCH ▪ give ▪ Her heart gave a lurch when she saw him. ▪ …
6lurch — [[t]lɜ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] lurches, lurching, lurched 1) VERB To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. [V adv/prep] As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward... [V adv/prep] Henry looked, stared, and …
7lurch — I UK [lɜː(r)tʃ] / US [lɜrtʃ] verb [intransitive] Word forms lurch : present tense I/you/we/they lurch he/she/it lurches present participle lurching past tense lurched past participle lurched 1) to move suddenly in a way that is not smooth or… …
8lurch — lurch1 [ lɜrtʃ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move suddenly in a way that is not smooth or controlled: Joe lurched drunkenly into the room. The bus finally lurched to a halt outside the school. 2. ) if your heart or stomach lurches, it seems to… …
9lurch — English has two words lurch, both with rather obscure histories. The verb, ‘stagger’ [19], appears to come from an earlier lee lurch, which in turn may have been an alteration of an 18th century nautical term lee latch, denoting ‘drifting to… …
10lurch — 1 verb (I) 1 to move suddenly forwards or sideways, usually because you cannot control your movements (+ across/into/along etc): Frank lurched back to his seat. | The car lurched forward across the grass. 2 your heart/stomach lurches used to say… …
