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Meaning Of Lurch
v. i.
To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow
up.
n.
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the
game of tables.
n.
A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary
has been left in the lurch.
v. t.
To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
v. t.
To steal; to rob.
n.
A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather;
hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a
drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.
v. i.
To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a
drunken man.
v. i.
To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.