"lurches" in the noun sense
1. lurch, stumble, stagger
an unsteady uneven gait
2. lurch
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3. lurch, pitch, pitching
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance
"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
4. lurch, lunge
the act of moving forward suddenly
"lurches" in the verb sense
1. stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen
walk as if unable to control one's movements
"The drunken man staggered into the room"
2. lurch, pitch, shift
move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
3. lurch
move slowly and unsteadily
"The truck lurched down the road"
4. prowl, lurch
loiter about, with no apparent aim
5. lurch, skunk
defeat by a lurch
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