lurch meaning

lurch as a verb

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
   • The drunken man staggered into the room

   Synonyms: stagger, reel, keel, swag, careen

   Type of: walk

2. move abruptly
   • The ship suddenly lurched to the left

   Synonyms: pitch, shift

   Type of: move

3. move slowly and unsteadily
   • The truck lurched down the road

   Type of: travel

4. loiter about, with no apparent aim

   Synonyms: prowl

   Type of: loiter

5. defeat by a lurch

   Synonyms: skunk

   Type of: get the better of

lurch as a noun

1. an unsteady uneven gait

   Synonyms: stumble, stagger

   Type of: gait

2. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

   Type of: defeat

3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
   • the pitching and tossing was quite exciting

   Synonyms: pitch, pitching

   Type of: motion

   Kinds: rock

4. the act of moving forward suddenly

   Synonyms: lunge

   Type of: motion

How to pronounce lurch

lurch is pronounced /lɜːtʃ/ in British English and /lɝtʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with lurch

• search
• church
• research
• perch
• birch