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.

v. i.

To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.