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Lurch

noun/lˈɜːtʃ/
Definition
an unsteady uneven gait
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈɜːtʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈɜːtʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈɜːtʃ/
1 syllable Say it as /lˈɜːtʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan unsteady uneven gait
nouna decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
nounabrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
“the pitching and tossing was quite exciting”
nounthe act of moving forward suddenly
verbwalk as if unable to control one's movements
“The drunken man staggered into the room”
verbmove abruptly
“The ship suddenly lurched to the left”
verbmove slowly and unsteadily
“The truck lurched down the road”
verbloiter about, with no apparent aim
verbdefeat by a lurch
Word Forms
lurchverbwalk as if unable to control one's movements
stumbleverbwalk unsteadily
staggerverbwalk with great difficulty
pitchverbmove abruptly
lungeverbmake a thrusting forward movement
staggernounan unsteady uneven gait
staggerernounsomeone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
reelernounsomeone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
lurchnounan unsteady uneven gait
careennounpitching dangerously to one side
pitchnounabrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
pitchingnounabrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
shiftnounthe act of moving from one place to another
prowlnounthe act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
skunknouna defeat in a game where one side fails to score
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Stich
ein unsicherer, ungleichmäßiger Gang
🇫🇷French
embardée
une démarche instable et inégale
🇪🇸Spanish
estacada
una marcha inestable y desigual
🇮🇹Italian
sbalzo
un'andatura instabile e irregolare
🇳🇱Dutch
in de steek laten
een onstabiele, ongelijke gang
🇵🇹Portuguese
guinada
uma marcha instável e irregular
🇷🇺Russian
крениться
неустойчивая, неровная походка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अचानक एक ओर को लड़खड़ाहट
एक अस्थिर असमान चाल
🇧🇩Bengali
লুর্চ
একটি অস্থির অসম চলাফেরা
🇮🇳Tamil
பதற்றம்
ஒரு நிலையற்ற சீரற்ற நடை
🇮🇳Telugu
విసుగు
ఒక అస్థిరమైన అసమాన నడక
🇮🇳Marathi
झुरणे
एक अस्थिर असमान चाल
🇮🇳Gujarati
લુર્ચ
એક અસ્થિર અસમાન ચાલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಎಡವಟ್ಟು
ಒಂದು ಅಸ್ಥಿರ ಅಸಮ ನಡಿಗೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ലർച്ച്
അസ്ഥിരമായ അസമമായ നടത്തം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੜਪ
ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਚਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھک جانا
ایک غیر مستحکم ناہموار چال
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
困境
步态不稳、不均匀
🇯🇵Japanese
よろよろする
不安定で不均等な歩き方
🇰🇷Korean
궁상
불안정하고 고르지 못한 보행
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lảo đảo
dáng đi không vững vàng
🇹🇭Thai
เซถลา
การเดินที่ไม่มั่นคงไม่มั่นคง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kecenderungan
gaya berjalan yang tidak stabil dan tidak merata
🇲🇾Malay
geram
gaya berjalan yang tidak sekata
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ترنح
مشية غير مستقرة غير متساوية
🇮🇷Persian
غوغایی
یک راه رفتن ناهموار
🇹🇷Turkish
yalpalamak
dengesiz, düzensiz bir yürüyüş
🇮🇱Hebrew
תְנוּדָה
הליכה לא אחידה יציבה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'lurch'?
The primary meaning of 'lurch' is 'an unsteady uneven gait'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lurch' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'lurch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'lurch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'lurch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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