| lurch 1 (lûrch) intr.v. lurched, lurch·ing, lurch·es 1. To stagger. See Synonyms at blunder. 2. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically: The ship lurched in the storm. The car gave a start and then lurched forward. n. 1. A staggering or tottering movement or gait. 2. An abrupt rolling or pitching. [Origin unknown.] lurch  ing·ly adv. |
| lurch 2 (lûrch) n. Idiom: The losing position of a cribbage player who scores 30 points or less to the winner's 61. in the lurch In a difficult or embarrassing position. [Perhaps back-formation from Middle English lurching, a total victory at lorche, a kind of game; perhaps akin to lurken, to lurk; see lurk.] |
lurch 1
Verb
1. to lean or tilt suddenly to one side
2. to stagger
Noun
a lurching movement [origin unknown]
lurch 2
Noun
leave someone in the lurch to abandon someone in trouble [French lourche, a game similar to backgammon]
Lurch of buses—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lurch - an unsteady uneven gait gait - a person's manner of walking |
| 2. | lurch - a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) | |
| 3. | lurch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| 4. |  lurch - the act of moving forward suddenly | |
| Verb | 1. | lurch - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| 2. | lurch - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. | lurch - move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | |
| 4. | lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" | |
| 5. | lurch - defeat by a lurch defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" |
lurch
Translations
lurch [ləːtʃ] vi → vaciller, tituber
to leave sb in the lurch → laisser qn se débrouiller or se dépêtrer tout(e) seul(e)
v lurch [ləːtʃ]
to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side. steier يَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّح накланям naklonit se; škubnout slingre taumeln κινούμαι απότομα και ακανόνιστα, παραπατώ, τινάζομαι tambalearse vaaruma, küljele kalduma یک ور شدن horjahtaa faire une embardée, vaciller לְזַנֵק, לְהִיטַלטֵל झोंका झटका posrnuti, zateturati megdől terhuyung-huyung slangra, slaga barcollare, vacillare 急に傾く 기울어지다, 비틀거리다 truktelėti, šokti į priekį, pasvirti sasvērties; grīļoties (ejot); zvāroties tersenggut slingeren rave, slingre; krenge szarpnąć się, przechylić cambalear a se clătina, a se legăna идти нетвёрдой походкой; крениться nakloniť sa opoteči se trzati se kränga (vingla) till, göra en överhalning เอียงอย่างฉับพลัน yalpalamak 突然傾斜 кренитися; йти хитаючись جھٹکے سے ہلتے ہوئے آگے بڑھنا đi lắc lư 突然倾斜
n
such a movement The train gave a lurch and started off. ruk تَمايُل، تَرَنُّح накланяне trhnutí ryk der Ruck, das Taumeln τίναγμα sacudida küljelekalle یک ور شدگی horjahdus embardée טַלטָלָה जहाज का यका यक उलट जाना posrtaj megdőlés gerakan terhuyung-huyung velta, hliðarkast, slinkur vacillamento 不意の傾き (배·사람 등의) 갑작스러운 기울어짐, 비틀 걸음 truktelėjimas, pasvirimas sasvēršanās; grīļošanās; zvārošanās tersenggut slingerbeweging krenging; sjanglende skritt szarpnięcie solavanco hurducătură толчок; крен myknutie sunek trzaj krängning, överhalning การเอียงวูบ yalpalama 突然傾斜 крен جھٹکے سے ہلتے ہوئے بڑھنے کا عمل sự lắc lư 突然倾斜
leave in the lurch
to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help. in die steek laat يَخْذُل في ساعَة المِحْنَه изоставям в трудна ситуация nechat na holičkách lade i stikken im Stich lassen αφήνω κπ. στα κρύα του λουτρού dejar solo ante el peligro hätta jätma در موقعیت بدی قرار دادن jättää oman onnensa nojaan dans le pétrin laisser לְהַזנִיחַ בִּזמָן צָרָה बुरे समय में छोड़ देना ostaviti na cjedilu cserbenhagy meninggalkan (orang dsb) dalam kesulitan skilja eftir bjargarlausan piantare in asso 見殺しにする 남이 곤경에 처해 있는 것을 버려두다 palikti bėdoje, nelaimėje pamest [] nelaimē meninggalkan (orang) dalam kesulitan in de steek laten la noen i stikken pozostawiać własnemu losowi deixar alguém em apuros a lăsa baltă покинуть в беде nechať na suchu pustiti na cedilu ostaviti u nevolji lämna i sticket ทิ้ง; ไม่ใส่ใจ başı dertteyken yalnız bırakmak 在某人危難時置之不顧 кинути в біді بغیر مدد کے مشکل میں چھوڑ دینا để mặc ai trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn 危难时舍弃不顾
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