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- Dictionarylurch/lərCH/
verb
- 1. make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger: "the car lurched forward" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll: "the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing"
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The meaning of LURCH is to move with a lurch; also : stagger. How to use lurch in a sentence.
LURCH definition: 1. to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or…. Learn more.
To lurch is to suddenly move — usually forward. If you are on a ship that lurches a lot during a storm, you may find your body lurching in one direction and your stomach going in the opposite one.
To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way.
1. A staggering or tottering movement or gait. 2. An abrupt rolling or pitching. [Origin unknown.] lurch′ing·ly adv. lurch 2. (lûrch) n. The losing position of a cribbage player who has not passed the halfway mark at the end of the game. Idiom: in the lurch. In a difficult or embarrassing position.
verb. /lɜːtʃ/ /lɜːrtʃ/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to make a sudden, unsteady movement forward or to one side synonym stagger, sway. Suddenly the horse lurched to one side and the child fell off. The plane lurched unsteadily. (figurative) Their relationship seems to lurch from one crisis to the next. Extra Examples.
LURCH definition: to suddenly move in a way that is not controlled: . Learn more.
British English. /ləːtʃ/ lurtch. U.S. English. /lərtʃ/ lurrtch. See pronunciation. Where does the noun lurch come from? Earliest known use. mid 1500s. lurch is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French lourche.
To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forward, in an uncontrolled way. 2. If you say that a person or organization lurches from one thing to another, you mean they move suddenly from one course of action or attitude to another in an uncontrolled way.
lurch. noun. /lɜːtʃ/ /lɜːrtʃ/ [usually singular] Idioms. a sudden, unsteady movement that moves you forward or to the side and nearly makes you lose your balance. The train gave a violent lurch. His heart gave a lurch when he saw her. The car started with a lurch. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
