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lurch
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[ verb ] walk as if unable to control one's movements
Examples "The drunken man staggered into the room" Used in print (David Alexander, Bloodstain....)He lurched on down the road despairingly , because there was no place else to go . |
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[ verb ] move slowly and unsteadily
Synonyms Examples "The truck lurched down the road" Used in print (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)The car lurched along at a snail 's crawl , the left front mudguard banging and scraping against the tire , occasionally scraping against the road itself . (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)He lurched drunkenly to his feet , lowered his head , and took one step away from the wall . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an unsteady uneven gait
Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)He walked with a heavy list to the right , as that leg was four inches shorter than the other , but the lurch did not reduce his feline quickness with his guns . |
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[ noun ] a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
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