Definition of lurch

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Lurch (v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up..

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Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher..
Lurched :: Lurched (imp. & p. p.) of Lurc.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man..
Lurch :: Lurch (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..
Volyer :: Volyer (n.) A lurcher.
Lurching :: Lurching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lurc.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk..
Lurchline :: Lurchline (n.) The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to inclose the birds.
Desert :: Desert (v. t.) To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country..
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
Bilk :: Bilk (v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor..
Lurch :: Lurch (v. t.) To steal; to rob.
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) A glutton; a gormandizer.
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. t.) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up..
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