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								an unsteady uneven gait 2.
								a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
 3.
								abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
 4.
								the act of moving forward suddenly
 
 'lurch' - used as a verb
 5.
								walk as if unable to control one's movements
 6.
								move abruptly
 The ship suddenly lurched to the left
 7.
								move slowly and unsteadily
 The truck lurched down the road
 8.
								loiter about, with no apparent aim
 9.
								defeat by a lurch
 
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			| 1. Lurch / Plural lurches
 2. Lurch / Past
 lurched
 3. Lurch / Third Person
 lurches
 4. Lurch / Present Participle
 lurching
 
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