| noun | an unsteady uneven gait |
| noun | a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) |
| noun | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) “the pitching and tossing was quite exciting” |
| noun | the act of moving forward suddenly |
| verb | walk as if unable to control one's movements “The drunken man staggered into the room” |
| verb | move abruptly “The ship suddenly lurched to the left” |
| verb | move slowly and unsteadily “The truck lurched down the road” |
| verb | loiter about, with no apparent aim |
| verb | defeat by a lurch |
| lurch | verb | walk as if unable to control one's movements |
| stumble | verb | walk unsteadily |
| stagger | verb | walk with great difficulty |
| pitch | verb | move abruptly |
| lunge | verb | make a thrusting forward movement |
| stagger | noun | an unsteady uneven gait |
| staggerer | noun | someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall |
| reeler | noun | someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall |
| lurch | noun | an unsteady uneven gait |
| careen | noun | pitching dangerously to one side |
| pitch | noun | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
| pitching | noun | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
| shift | noun | the act of moving from one place to another |
| prowl | noun | the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
| skunk | noun | a defeat in a game where one side fails to score |