Word Meaning

Meaning of lurch

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

Crossword clue for lurch

- Deserted, left in the ...
- Move unsteadily
- Pitch suddenly
- Slur cheaters who hold pitch, suddenly
- Stagger
- Stagger like Addams’ butler?
- Sudden lunge
- Sway suddenly
- Sway violently
- Tilt suddenly to one side