lurch

lurch
I
n.
sudden movement

to give a lurch (the stricken ship gave a lurch)

II

v. (P; intr.) he lurch ed towards me

III
n.
vulnerable position

in the lurch (to leave smb. in the lurch)

* * *
[lɜːtʃ]
(P; intr.) he lurched towards me
['sudden movement'] to give a lurch (the stricken ship gave a lurch)
['vulnerable position'] in the lurch (to leave smb. in the lurch)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • LURCH — is a tool for software design debugging that uses a nondeterministic algorithm to quickly explore the reachable states of a software model. By performing a partial and random search, LURCH looks for faults in the model and reports the pathways… …   Wikipedia

  • Lurch — Lurch, n. [OF. lourche name of a game; as adj., deceived, embarrassed.] 1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. [1913 Webster] 2. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lurch — lurch1 [lʉrch] vi. [< ?] 1. to roll, pitch, or sway suddenly forward or to one side 2. to stagger n. [earlier lee lurch < ?] a lurching movement; sudden rolling, pitching, etc. lurch2 [lʉrch] vi. [ME lorchen …   English World dictionary

  • Lurch — Lurch, v. t. 1. To leave in the lurch; to cheat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Never deceive or lurch the sincere communicant. South. [1913 Webster] 2. To steal; to rob. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And in the brunt of seventeen battles since He lurched all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lurch — steht für folgende Begriffe: im Allgemeinen als deutsches Wort für Amphibien im österreichischen Sprachgebrauch als ebenso standarddeutsches Wort für zusammengeballten Hausstaub, siehe Lurch (Staub) Siehe auch:  Wiktionary: Lurch –… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lurch — Lurch, v. i. [A variant of lurk.] 1. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks. [1913 Webster] I . . . am fain to shuffle, to hedge, and to lurch. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lurch — Lurch, n. [Cf. W. llerch, llerc, a frisk, a frisking backward or forward, a loitering, a lurking, a lurking, llercian, llerciaw, to be idle, to frisk; or perh. fr. E. lurch to lurk.] A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lurch — lurch·er; lurch·ing·ly; lurch; …   English syllables

  • lurch — Ⅰ. lurch [1] ► NOUN ▪ a sudden unsteady movement. ► VERB ▪ make such a movement; stagger. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. lurch [2] ► NOUN (in phrase …   English terms dictionary

  • Lurch — Lurch, v. i. [L. lurcare, lurcari.] To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions, and maketh everything… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lurch — (l[^u]rch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurched} (l[^u]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lurching}.] To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man; to move forward while lurching. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”