LURCH


Meaning of LURCH in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ sickening , sudden , violent

VERB + LURCH

▪ give

Her heart gave a ~ when she saw him.

▪ feel

John felt a ~ of fear in his stomach.

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

The train stopped with a ~.

▪ ~ into

Starting her own business was a ~ into the unknown.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ violently

Suddenly the train ~ed violently.

▪ slightly

▪ suddenly

▪ backwards/backward , forward , sideways

She gave a little cry and ~ed forward.

PREPOSITION

▪ along

The bus ~ed along the mountain road.

▪ into

A man ~ed into her office.

▪ towards/toward

He ~ed towards/toward the door.

PHRASES

▪ ~ to your feet

The drunk ~ed to his feet and tried to follow us.

Lurch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ boat , ↑ heart , ↑ stomach , ↑ train

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .