[lurch] 
| 1. | an act or instance of swaying abruptly. |
| 2. | a sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship or a staggering person. |
| 3. | an awkward, swaying or staggering motion or gait. |
| 4. | (of a ship) to roll or pitch suddenly. |
| 5. | to make a lurch; move with lurches; stagger: The wounded man lurched across the room. |
[lurch] | 1. | a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent. |
| 2. | leave in the lurch, to leave in an uncomfortable or desperate situation; desert in time of trouble: Our best salesperson left us in the lurch at the peak of the busy season. |
[lurch] | 1. | Archaic. to do out of; defraud; cheat. |
| 2. | Obsolete. to acquire through underhanded means; steal; filch. |
| 3. | British Dialect. to lurk near a place; prowl. |
| 4. | Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness. |
| lurch 1 (lûrch) intr.v. lurched, lurch·ing, lurch·es
[Origin unknown.] lurch'ing·ly adv. |
| lurch 2 (lûrch) n. The losing position of a cribbage player who scores 30 points or less to the winner's 61. [Perhaps back-formation from Middle English lurching, a total victory at lorche, a kind of game; perhaps akin to lurken, to lurk; see lurk.] |