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Textual thesaurus for "lurch"

(noun) stumble, stagger

an unsteady uneven gait


(noun) lunge

the act of moving forward suddenly


(noun) pitch, pitching

abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

the pitching and tossing was quite exciting


(verb) skunk

defeat by a lurch


(verb) shift, pitch

move abruptly

The ship suddenly lurched to the left


(verb) keel, reel, careen, swag, stagger

walk as if unable to control one's movements

The drunken man staggered into the room


(verb) prowl

loiter about, with no apparent aim