lurch
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(noun) an unsteady uneven gait |
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Synonyms: stagger, stumble |
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Related Words: gait |
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(noun) the act of moving forward suddenly |
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Synonyms: lunge |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement |
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(noun) abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
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Synonyms: pitch, pitching |
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Related Words: careen, motion, move, movement, rock, sway, tilt |
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(verb) defeat by a lurch, as in certain card games |
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Synonyms: skunk |
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Related Words: defeat, overcome |
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(verb) move abruptly |
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Synonyms: pitch, shift |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road" |
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Synonyms: stagger |
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Related Words: go, locomote, move, travel |
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(verb) loiter about, with no apparent aim |
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Synonyms: prowl |
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Related Words: footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry |
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(verb) walk as if unable to control one's movements |
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Synonyms: careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag |
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Related Words: walk |
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(verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" |
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Synonyms: abandon, desert, desolate, forsake |
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Related Words: ditch, leave, maroon, strand, walk out |
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