LURCH

Meaning of LURCH in English

Function: noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1805

1 : a sudden roll of a ship to one side

2 : an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement <the car moved forward with a lurch > also : STAGGER 2

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

LURCH — I. ˈlərch, -ə̄ch, -əich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LURCH — (v. t.) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — ( v. t. ) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( n. ) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — lurch 1 — lurchingly , adv. /lerrch/ , n. 1. an act or instance of swaying abruptly. 2. a sudden …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — I. ˈlərch verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th century intransitive verb dialect chiefly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LURCH — vt to leave in the lurch; to cheat. 2. lurch ·vt to steal; to rob. 3. lurch ·vi to roll …
Webster English vocab
LURCH — [lurch] vb [ME lorchen, prob. alter. of lurken to lurk] vi (15c) dial chiefly Eng: to loiter about a place …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LURCH — lurch BrE AmE lɜːtʃ AmE lɝːtʃ ▷ lurched lɜːtʃt AmE lɝːtʃt ▷ lurches ˈlɜːtʃ ɪz -əz AmE ˈlɝːtʃ əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LURCH — / lɜːtʃ; NAmE lɜːrtʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] 1. to make a sudden, unsteady movement forward …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LURCH — I. lurch 1 /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LURCH — n. øleave in the lurch desert (a friend etc.) in difficulties. [orig. = a severe defeat in a game, f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LURCH — n. & v. --n. a stagger, a sudden unsteady movement or leaning. --v.intr. stagger, move suddenly and unsteadily. [orig. Naut., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LURCH — 1. n. & v. --n. a stagger, a sudden unsteady movement or leaning. --v.intr. stagger, move suddenly and unsteadily. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
LURCH — ( lurches, lurching, lurched) 1. To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. As …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LURCH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. To ~ means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. As the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LURCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sb's stomach lurches/tightens (= it suddenly feels tight because they are frightened ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LURCH — [noun] [C]The truck gave a sudden lurch as it was hit by a strong gust of wind.(figurative) The party's lurch …
Cambridge English vocab
LURCH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sickening , sudden , violent VERB + LURCH ▪ give ▪ Her heart gave a ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LURCH — n. leave in the lurch. desert, abandon, forsake; drop, jilt He left her in the lurch, waiting at the church
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LURCH — I 1. сущ. 1) мор. крен (судна) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn : stagger 3) амер. склонность, расположенность, тенденция …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LURCH — lurch.ogg _I 1. lɜ:tʃ n 1. 1> крен to give a lurch - накрениться, дать крен 2> пошатывание, шаткая походка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LURCH — I lurch сущ.1) мор. крен (судна) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn:stagger 3) амер. склонность, расположенность, тенденция (к чему-л. - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LURCH — _I 1. lɜ:tʃ n 1. 1> крен to give a lurch - накрениться, дать крен 2> пошатывание, шаткая походка ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LURCH — I ləʧ 1. сущ. 1) мор. крен ( судна ) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn: stagger 3) амер. склонность, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LURCH — I [®„ ] lurch.wav 1. сущ. 1) мор. крен (судна) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn: stagger 3) амер. склонность, расположенность, тенденция (к чему-л. - for) She …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LURCH — _I 1. _n. 1> крен (судна); - give a lurch 2> шаткая походка 3> _ам. склонность, тенденция 2. _v. 1> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LURCH — I 1. n. 1. крен (судна); - give a lurch 2. шаткая походка 3. ам. склонность, тенденция 2. v. 1. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LURCH — _I lə:tʃ 1. _n. 1> крен (судна); to give a lurch накрениться 2> шаткая походка 3> _ам. склонность, тенденция 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LURCH — I 1. сущ. 1) мор. крен (судна) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn : stagger 3) амер. склонность, расположенность, тенденция …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LURCH — v. chancelar; (naut.) girar. TO LEAVE IN THE ~: abandonar, monstrar se ínfidibil
English interlingue dictionary
LURCH — I. verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th century intransitive verb to loiter about …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LURCH — (v. i.) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (v. i.) To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (v. i.) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (n.) A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement …
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (v. t.) To steal; to rob.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (n.) An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — ( v. t. ) To steal; to rob.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( v. i. ) To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( v. i. ) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( v. i. ) To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( v. i. ) To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( n. ) An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( n. ) A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — v. stagger, sway, move unsteadily; make a sudden sideways movement, abruptly roll or pitch to one side
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LURCH — n. staggering, swaying, unsteady motion; sudden sideways movement, abrupt rolling or pitching to one side; defeat in which the winner's …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LURCH — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: circa 1828 1 : to roll or tip abruptly : PITCH 2 : to move …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LURCH — n. Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1651 1 archaic : to leave in the lurch 2 : to defeat by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LURCH — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle French lourche, adjective, defeated by a lurch, deceived Date: 1598 : a decisive defeat in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LURCH — n. Pronunciation: ' l ə rch Function: verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LURCH — ~ 1 ■ noun a sudden unsteady movement. ■ verb make such a movement; stagger. Origin C17: of unknown origin. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LURCH — n. leave in the lurch desert (a friend etc.) in difficulties. [ orig. = a severe defeat in a game, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LURCH — n. & v. n. a stagger, a sudden unsteady movement or leaning. v.intr. stagger, move suddenly and unsteadily. [ orig. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LURCH — Synonyms and related words : abandon, amble, barge, bend, bent, bias, blunder, bob, bobble, bowl along, bumble, bundle, capsize, careen, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LURCH — See: LEAVE IN THE LURCH.
Slang English vocab
LURCH — To be left in the lurch; to be abandoned by one's confederates or party, to be left in a scrape. …
Slang English vocab
LURCH — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: SEESAW , pitch, swag, tilt, tilter, yaw 2 to move forward unsteadily while swaying from …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LURCH — n. Function: noun Synonyms: LEANING 2, bent, disposition, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LURCH — I . v. a. 1. Rob, deprive of, outstrip in acquiring. 2. Steal, appropriate, take privily, filch, purloin, pilfer. 3. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LURCH — I. noun Synonyms: leaning 2, bent, disposition, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency II. verb 1. Synonyms: seesaw , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LURCH — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

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