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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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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lurching·ly adv.

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lurch ¹

Verb

1. to lean or tilt suddenly to one side

2. to stagger

Noun

a lurching movement [origin unknown]

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lurch ²

Noun

leave someone in the lurch to abandon someone in trouble [French lourche, a game similar to backgammon]

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Lurch of buses—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lurch - an unsteady uneven gait               stagger, stumble gait - a person's manner of walking
	2.	lurch - a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	3.	lurch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" pitching, pitch 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" careen, sway, tilt, rock - pitching dangerously to one side ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	4.	lurch - the act of moving forward suddenly   lunge movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
Verb	1.	lurch - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag 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" pitch, shift 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 prowl 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 skunk card game, cards - a game played with playing cards 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"

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lurch

verb 1. tilt, roll, pitch, list, rock, lean, heel

verb 2. stagger, reel, stumble, weave, sway, totter

Translations

lurch [ləːtʃ] vi → dar sacudidas

n → sacudida;

to leave sb in the lurch → dejar a algn plantado

lurch [ləːtʃ] vi → vaciller, tituber

n → écart m brusque, embardée f;

to leave sb in the lurch → laisser qn se débrouiller or se dépêtrer tout(e) seul(e)

lurch [ləːtʃ] vi → ruckeln; [person] → taumeln

n → Ruck m [of person] → Taumeln nt;

to leave sb in the lurch → jdn im Stich lassen

lurch [ləːtʃ] vi → vacillare, barcollare

n → scatto improvviso;

to leave sb in the lurch → piantare in asso qn

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lurch

v lurch [ləːtʃ]

to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side. steierيَتَمايَل، يَتَرَنَّحнакланямnaklonit se; škubnoutslingretaumelnκινούμαι απότομα και ακανόνιστα, παραπατώ, τινάζομαιtambalearsevaaruma, küljele kaldumaیک ور شدنhorjahtaafaire une embardée, vacillerלְזַנֵק, לְהִיטַלטֵלझोंका झटकाposrnuti, zateturatimegdőlterhuyung-huyungslangra, slagabarcollare, vacillare急に傾く기울어지다, 비틀거리다truktelėti, šokti į priekį, pasvirtisasvērties; grīļoties (ejot); zvārotiestersenggutslingerenrave, slingre; krengeszarpnąć się, przechylićcambaleara se clătina, a se legănaидти нетвёрдой походкой; кренитьсяnakloniť saopoteči setrzati sekränga (vingla) till, göra en överhalningเอียงอย่างฉับพลันyalpalamak突然傾斜кренитися; йти хитаючисьجھٹکے سے ہلتے ہوئے آگے بڑھناđi lắc lư突然倾斜

n

such a movement The train gave a lurch and started off.rukتَمايُل، تَرَنُّحнакланянеtrhnutírykder Ruck, das Taumelnτίναγμαsacudidaküljelekalleیک ور شدگیhorjahdusembardéeטַלטָלָהजहाज का यका यक उलट जानाposrtajmegdőlésgerakan terhuyung-huyungvelta, hliðarkast, slinkurvacillamento不意の傾き(배·사람 등의) 갑작스러운 기울어짐, 비틀 걸음truktelėjimas, pasvirimassasvēršanās; grīļošanās; zvārošanāstersenggutslingerbewegingkrenging; sjanglende skrittszarpnięciesolavancohurducăturăтолчок; кренmyknutiesunektrzajkrängning, överhalningการเอียงวูบyalpalama突然傾斜кренجھٹکے سے ہلتے ہوئے بڑھنے کا عملsự 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 laatيَخْذُل في ساعَة المِحْنَهизоставям в трудна ситуацияnechat na holičkáchlade i stikkenim Stich lassenαφήνω κπ. στα κρύα του λουτρούdejar solo ante el peligrohätta jätmaدر موقعیت بدی قرار دادنjättää oman onnensa nojaanlaisser dans le pétrinלְהַזנִיחַ בִּזמָן צָרָהबुरे समय में छोड़ देनाostaviti na cjedilucserbenhagymeninggalkan (orang dsb) dalam kesulitanskilja eftir bjargarlausanpiantare in asso見殺しにする남이 곤경에 처해 있는 것을 버려두다palikti bėdoje, nelaimėjepamest [] nelaimēmeninggalkan (orang) dalam kesulitanin de steek latenla noen i stikkenpozostawiać własnemu losowideixar alguém em apurosa lăsa baltăпокинуть в бедеnechať na suchupustiti na cediluostaviti u nevoljilämna i sticketทิ้ง; ไม่ใส่ใจbaşı dertteyken yalnız bırakmak在某人危難時置之不顧кинути в бідіبغیر مدد کے مشکل میں چھوڑ دیناđể mặc ai trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn危难时舍弃不顾